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40 Potential Answers:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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