Removing three consecutive letters from this old name for a short-lived subatomic particle gives you its current name Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Removing three consecutive letters from this old name for a short-lived subatomic particle gives you its current name 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MESOTRON.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MESOTRON Removing three consecutive letters from this old name for a short-lived subatomic particle gives you its current name (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Apr 25, 2021
3% AKA Letters between names (3) LA Times Daily Jan 5, 2026
3% OCULIST An old name for an ophthalmologist (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 4, 2026
3% OMEGA Greek letter name, changed to distinguish it from another (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 4, 2026
3% MINSK European capital that names some animals if you interchange its last two letters (5) New York Times Jan 3, 2026
3% UNTAG Remove one's name from, as an online photo (5) New York Times Mini Jan 2, 2026
3% RACCOON Rocket ___, character from "Guardians of the Galaxy" who has consecutive double letters in his name (7)
3% EDO Old name for Tokyo (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 30, 2025
3% IOTA Letter after three consecutive rhyming letters (4) New York Times Dec 25, 2025
3% DUB Give a name to (3) LA Times Daily Dec 14, 2025

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