Caustic chemical
The crossword clue "Caustic chemical" is answered by LYE, a 3-letter entry. Used 73 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LYE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LYE answer page.
Used 73 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for LYE
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- Caustic solution - used 118 times, most recently in 2026
- Caustic cleaner - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
- Caustic stuff - used 67 times, most recently in 2025
- Caustic substance - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
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