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% ACRYLIC Man-made fibre used in knitted goods (7) (7) Puzzler Dec 12, 2025
4% ADS Commercials (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 28, 2026
4% ADFEES Commercial charges (6) New York Times Jan 28, 2026
4% TWEEDS Coarse wool fabrics (6) Universal Jan 28, 2026
4% STRAND Fibre (6) (6) Mirror Quick Jan 27, 2026
4% OUR Made by or belonging to us (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 25, 2026
4% DEAL Commercial offering (4) Newsday Jan 24, 2026
4% DISPOSABLE Made for a single use (10) Commuter Jan 23, 2026
4% TAJIN Spice mix often used on mango (5) USA Today Jan 16, 2026

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