Metal formerly used for making lamp filaments (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TUNGSTEN Metal formerly used for making lamp filaments (8) (8)
6% ERST Formerly, formerly (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 14, 2025
6% STRAND Filament (6) The Sun Two Speed Jul 2, 2025
5% NEE Formerly known as (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 21, 2025
5% HOP Plant used in beer making (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 21, 2025
5% MOUNTMCKINLEY Denali, formerly (13) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 19, 2025
5% WELD Fuse (metal) using heat (4) The Times Concise Oct 14, 2025
5% ONCE Formerly (4) Universal Oct 11, 2025
5% ALADDIN Hero with a lamp (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 6, 2025
5% GLASSFIBRE Vitreous filaments used in insulation; fliers' bags (anag.) (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 29, 2025
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