Saltpetre is awfully inert (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NITRE Saltpetre is awfully inert (5) (5)
6% NEON Inert gas (4) Eugene Sheffer Mar 3, 2026
6% ARGON Inert gas in the air (5) Newsday Feb 15, 2026
5% NIECES Relatives have awfully nice points (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Mar 7, 2026
5% ROSARY Awfully sorry to have pocketed a chaplet (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 3, 2026
5% NEONLIGHT Lamp filled with an inert gas (4,5) (9) Puzzler Feb 24, 2026
5% CARYGRANT Film star boarding vehicle, awfully angry (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 19, 2026
5% RUPEE Awfully pure English coin (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Feb 15, 2026
5% BLISTER Bristle, awfully sore (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 28, 2026
5% OUTOFDISKSPACE "That cabinet with plates looks awfully full" (14) New York Times Jan 25, 2026
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