Potassium nitrate, often used as a preservative Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SALTPETRE Potassium nitrate, often used as a preservative (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 29, 2020
6% NITER Potassium nitrate (5)
5% CREOSOTE Paint using wood preservative (8) Puzzler Backwords Dec 30, 2025
5% SAVE Preserve (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 29, 2025
5% BANANA Potassium-rich fruit (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 27, 2025
5% DRIED Preserved, in a way (5) New York Times Dec 18, 2025
5% SALT Preservative used for thousands of years (4) LA Times Daily Nov 14, 2025
5% SORBATE Potassium ___ (preservative) (7) New York Times Jun 8, 2025
5% NITRE Potassium nitrate or saltpetre (5) (5)
5% SALTPETER Common name for potassium nitrate (9) New York Times Apr 22, 2023

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