Mixed metal
The crossword clue "Mixed metal" is answered by ALLOY, a 5-letter entry. Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ALLOY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ALLOY answer page.
Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ALLOY
Every other clue in this collection answered by ALLOY, most used first.
- Metallic mixture - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Metal mixture - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Brass or bronze - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Brass or pewter - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
- Bronze or brass - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Brass, for one - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Blend of metals - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Mixture of metals - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Pewter, for one - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
- Pewter or brass - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
- Brass, e.g. - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Metal mix - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Mix of metals - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Metal fastener - RIVET, used 51 times
- Metal bar - INGOT, used 31 times
- Refine, as metal - SMELT, used 29 times
- Sword metal - STEEL, used 28 times
- "Stainless" metal - STEEL, used 21 times
- Metal bolt - RIVET, used 20 times
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