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% TIN Element used in bronze (3) New York Times Jan 19, 2026
6% MOODY Mercurial (5) LA Times Daily Dec 5, 2025
5% PHX The W.N.B.A.'s Mercury, on scoreboards (3) New York Times Feb 21, 2026
5% SINGSINTHESHOWER Uses a shampoo bottle as a microphone, perhaps (16) New York Times Feb 19, 2026
5% ARSENIC Chemical element whose use led to the first known law against poisoning (7) New York Times Feb 15, 2026
5% ISOTOPE Form of an element (7) The Times Concise Feb 13, 2026
5% ERE Before, as used by Blake, perhaps (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 8, 2026
5% COIN Element of change? (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 5, 2026
5% ORDINAL Perhaps first word in all cases (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Jan 30, 2026

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