Small body of rock or metal that produces a streak of light when it enters Earth's atmosphere (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% METEOR Small body of rock or metal that produces a streak of light when it enters Earth's atmosphere (6) (6)
66% ORE Rock metal (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 17, 2026
66% TIN Light metal (3) Thomas Joseph Jan 10, 2026
66% LAYER Section of the Earth or the atmosphere (5) USA Today Dec 4, 2025
66% RARE __ earth metals (4) Commuter Nov 10, 2025
64% OZONE ___ layer, part of Earth's atmosphere (5) New York Times Mini Jan 14, 2026
61% SUN Earth's light source (3)
61% ORES Metal-yielding rocks (4) LA Times Daily Dec 16, 2025
59% ENO Rock producer Brian (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 13, 2026
59% NAKED On a streak? (5) LA Times Mini Dec 29, 2025
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