Mercury, perhaps — first of elements used in factory Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PLANET Mercury, perhaps — first of elements used in factory (6) The Times Cryptic Aug 17, 2016
6% MOODY Mercurial (5) LA Times Daily Dec 5, 2025
5% LIGHTNINGBOLT Element of the Gatorade logo (13) Universal Jan 9, 2026
5% MAMA Baby's first words, perhaps (4)
5% ATOM Tiniest amount of an element (4) Universal Jan 6, 2026
5% LIQUIDFUEL Rocket propellent first used (10) Newsday Jan 4, 2026
5% CURIE Eponym of element 96 (5) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
5% URANIUM Radioactive element (7) The Times Concise Jan 3, 2026
5% BORON The fifth element (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 2, 2026
5% OXYGEN Breathtaking element? (6) USA Today Dec 29, 2025

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