Mercury, say, is a scorcher? (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SINGER Mercury, say, is a scorcher? (6) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 6, 2024
6% ELEMENT Mercury, but not Venus (7) New York Times Mar 4, 2026
6% GODS Mercury and Neptune (4) LA Times Daily Feb 26, 2026
6% HERMES Mercury's mythological counterpart (6) New York Times Feb 26, 2026
6% QUICKSILVER Liquid mercury (11) Puzzler Backwords Feb 24, 2026
6% MOODY Mercurial (5) LA Times Daily Dec 5, 2025
6% HOTONE Scorcher, say (6) Universal Sep 26, 2024
5% CINNABAR Red mineral consisting of mercury sulphide (8) (8) Mirror Quiz Feb 23, 2026
5% PHX The W.N.B.A.'s Mercury, on scoreboards (3) New York Times Feb 21, 2026
5% SWEAR Say "*@%&#*!", say (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 21, 2026

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