Red resin secreted by insects, used in dyes and varnishes Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Red resin secreted by insects, used in dyes and varnishes last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LAC.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LAC Red resin secreted by insects, used in dyes and varnishes (3) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 17, 2017
5% LACQUER Varnish (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 4, 2025
5% EPOXY Resin used in plastics and adhesives (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 31, 2025
5% RESIN Varnish ingredient (5) Newsday Aug 27, 2025
5% ANT Fire ___ (red stinging insect) (3) USA Today Aug 25, 2025
5% LADYBUG US term for a red insect with black spots (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 8, 2025
5% AMBER Resin that insects may be fossilized in (5) Wall Street Journal Jun 2, 2025
5% SHELLAC Resin used in varnish (7) The Times Concise Nov 23, 2021
5% SANDARAC Resin used in varnish (8) The Times Concise Dec 22, 2015
5% ELEMI Resin used in varnish (5)

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