Which ancient practice sought to make gold out of base metals? (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALCHEMY Which ancient practice sought to make gold out of base metals? (7) (7)
7% ORE Metal sought by a miner (3) New York Times Mini Oct 18, 2025
6% ALCHEMIST Practitioner whose aim was to transmute base metals into gold (9) (9) Puzzler Nov 7, 2025
6% RUSTY Out of practice (5) Newsday Oct 15, 2025
5% SHOOTSSOOPS Practices on the court (11) New York Times Nov 13, 2025
5% OFUSE Practical (5) LA Times Mini Nov 8, 2025
5% POPULAR Sought after (7) (7) Puzzler Nov 8, 2025
5% SPAR Practice-fight (4) USA Today Nov 7, 2025
5% MASH Make a pulp out of (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 4, 2025
5% UTILE Practical (5) LA Times Daily Oct 30, 2025
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