The upper layer of earth in which plants grow (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SOIL The upper layer of earth in which plants grow (4) (4)
7% OZONE Upper layer? (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Jul 29, 2025
7% TOPSOIL Upper layer of earth (7) The Times Concise Jul 26, 2021
6% HEN Layer? (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 23, 2025
6% ERGOT Group of fungi such as that which grows on rye and related plants (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Aug 25, 2025
6% RHIZOME Subterranean plant stem which grows horizontally (7) (7)
6% SIAL Earth crust's upper layer (4)
6% TOPSOILS Upper layers of fertile earth (8) Premier Sunday Jul 26, 2020
5% DIMS Grows faint (4) LA Times Daily Oct 9, 2025
5% UVEA Eye layer (4) New York Times Oct 7, 2025
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