"Put the ___ to the metal!" Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Put the ___ to the metal featured in USA Today puzzle on August 8, 2026. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PEDAL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PEDAL Put the ___ to the metal (5) USA Today Aug 8, 2026
27% SPEEDS Puts pedal to the metal (6)
17% EXTINCT Put out flame once metal has constant temperature (7)
4% GUNIT Put the pedal to the metal (5) Wall Street Journal May 9, 2026
3% ORE Metallic resource (3) LA Times Daily Aug 12, 2026
3% ALLOY Mixed metal (5) Eugene Sheffer Aug 12, 2026
3% RADIUM Metallic chemical element (6) Puzzler Backwords Aug 12, 2026
3% DIE Engraved metal stamp (3) Puzzler Backwords Aug 12, 2026
3% STEEL "Stainless" metal (5)
3% ORES Metallic rocks (4) Newsday Aug 10, 2026

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