Words like iron and lead, perhaps, but not cobalt and tungsten Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VERBS Words like iron and lead, perhaps, but not cobalt and tungsten (5) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 8, 2023
6% DENSE Like tungsten (5) New York Times Jan 24, 2026
6% WOLFRAM Tungsten (7) The Times Concise Jan 13, 2026
5% METALLIC Like iron or tin, eg (8) The Times Concise Jan 14, 2026
5% MAGNETICELEMENT Iron or cobalt (15)
4% GEHRIG Baseball's "Iron Horse" (6) Wall Street Journal Jan 31, 2026
4% THAI Like green curry, perhaps (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 30, 2026
4% ORDINAL Perhaps first word in all cases (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Jan 30, 2026
4% MOLDY Like fruit that's gone bad, perhaps (5) USA Today Jan 29, 2026
4% CLUB Iron, for one (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 28, 2026

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