Process that causes iron to rust Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Process that causes iron to rust featured in Commuter puzzle on October 25, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OXIDATION.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OXIDATION Process that causes iron to rust (9) Commuter Oct 25, 2025
4% OXIDE Iron __: rust (5) LA Times Daily Oct 20, 2025
3% CORRODE Rust (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 9, 2025
3% ERODE Rust away (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 2, 2025
3% ATE Rusted (3) Newsday Jul 10, 2025
3% OXIDANT Rust-causing agent (7) New York Times Jul 7, 2025
3% CORROSION process of rusting (9)
2% IRONWARE Goods that might rust (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 22, 2025
2% LABOR Process of childbirth (5)
2% RUSH Process for would-be Greeks (4) New York Times Oct 19, 2025

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