Reddish metal corrosion — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the June 13 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
RUST
4 letters
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Coating formed over iron after a long time
RUST
4
Corrode, as an iron pipe
RUST
4
Reddish-brown patch on a sheet of steel
RUST
4
Sign of oxidation ... or a word with "white" to mean a fungal plant disease with white spores
RUST
4
Sign of corrosion
RUST
4
Reddish sign of corrosion on metal
RUST
4
Brown dust that forms through oxidation of iron which is a sign of corrosion
RUST
4
Corrosion sign
RUST
4
Corrosion sign
RUST
4
Corrode, as an iron pipe
RUST
4
Sign of corrosion
RUST
4
Iron problem
RUST
4
Not ripe
RAW
3
Slumber party attire, for short
PJS
3
Baby's mealtime neckwear
BIB
3
ET's craft: Abbr.
UFO
3
Cut off, as a tree branch (rhymes with "bop")
LOP
3
___ out (barely make)
EKE
3
Sis's sibling, for short
BRO
3
Air Force ___ (Presidential plane)
ONE
3
"Fist of Fury" star Bruce ___
LEE
3
"Sunny" bit of an egg
YOLK
4
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