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Sign of oxidation ... or a word with "white" to mean a fungal plant disease with white spores — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the December 12 2025 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
RUST
4 letters
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Where this clue appears
December 12 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword December 12 2025
RUST
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 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
Reddish metal corrosion
RUST
4
Reddish metal corrosion
RUST
4
Corrosion sign
RUST
4
Corrosion sign
RUST
4
Corrode, as an iron pipe
RUST
4
Sign of corrosion
RUST
4
Number that follows nine
TEN
3
Double-helix genetic material: Abbr.
DNA
3
Put money on a race, say
BET
3
"Mi ___" (Spanish for "my love")
AMOR
4
Alley-___ (NBA play)
OOP
3
King Kong, for one
APE
3
Ballerina's costume
TUTU
4
"Through thick and ___" (under all circumstances)
THIN
4
"Shop ___ You Drop," popular game show
TIL
3
___-cone (cold treat)
SNO
3
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