Banded rock
The crossword clue "Banded rock" is answered by AGATE, a 5-letter entry. Used 49 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AGATE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AGATE answer page.
Used 49 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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- GNEISS (14 uses in xd)
Other clues for AGATE
Every other clue in this collection answered by AGATE, most used first.
- Quartz variety - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Fissile rock - SHALE, used 48 times
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