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
4% STU Name made up of three consecutive letters in the alphabet (3) New York Times Midi May 19, 2026
4% PION Subatomic particle (4) LA Times Daily Apr 18, 2026
4% MESON Subatomic particle (5) Newsday Apr 5, 2026
3% OPOSSUM Marsupial whose name sometimes omits its first letter (7) New York Times Jun 2, 2026
3% RACCOON Rocket ___, character from "Guardians of the Galaxy" who has consecutive double letters in his name (7)
3% INITIAL Letter representing a name (7) (7) Puzzler May 29, 2026
3% HER Old what's-___-name (3)
3% SITAR Instrument named from the Persian for "three string" (5) Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026
3% IDED Named, for short (4) USA Today May 19, 2026

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