The first commercially made acrylic fibre, often used instead of wool Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The first commercially made acrylic fibre, often used instead of wool 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ORLON.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ORLON The first commercially made acrylic fibre, often used instead of wool (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 2, 2025
5% NYLON Man-made fibre (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 22, 2025
5% STRAND Single fibre: - of wool (6)
4% TEAK Hardwood often used for furniture (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 8, 2025
4% EWE Female in wool (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 7, 2025
4% ADS Commercials (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
4% ELSIE Cow of commercials (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 2, 2025
4% ANGORA Wool made from mohair (6) Newsday Oct 1, 2025
4% TEEN First-time voter, often (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 29, 2025
4% THAITOMYUMSOUP Appetizer often made with shrimp and lemongrass (14) Wall Street Journal Sep 27, 2025

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