What is the protective covering on the nose-cone of a spacecraft? (4,6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HEATSHIELD What is the protective covering on the nose-cone of a spacecraft? (4,6) (10)
6% REENTRY Spacecraft's return (7) Universal Oct 27, 2025
6% MASK Nose and mouth covering (4)
6% SNO -- -cone (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 15, 2025
6% TILE Nose cone covering (4)
5% RODS Cones' counterparts (4) LA Times Daily Oct 26, 2025
5% ISS Low Earth orbit spacecraft (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 24, 2025
5% SOLID Cone or sphere (5) New York Times Oct 21, 2025
5% ICECAP What covers the North Pole (6) New York Times Oct 20, 2025
5% PRY Nose (3) The Telegraph Quick Oct 19, 2025
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