One tried to turn base metal into gold (9) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALCHEMIST One tried to turn base metal into gold (9) (9)
7% COPPER Base metal (6) (6) Mirror Classic Jul 16, 2025
6% TASTES Tries a bite of (6) USA Today Oct 14, 2025
6% MINER Gold-digger, for one (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 11, 2025
6% LEFT One direction to turn a car (4) Newsday Oct 6, 2025
6% OCHRE Chrome without metal lid turns yellowy (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 5, 2025
6% TESTED Tried-and-true (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 20, 2025
6% URGED Tried to convince (5) New York Times Mini Sep 12, 2025
6% DENTIST One who tries to make a good impression (7) New York Times Sep 5, 2025
6% ROD Turn back in defence of gold sceptre (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Sep 1, 2025
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