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Saltpeter, to a Brit

Answer: NITRE - 5 letters

The crossword clue "Saltpeter, to a Brit" is answered by NITRE, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.

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NITRE

NITRE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NITRE answer page.

9Times used
7Distinct years
2016Most recent year
6Publications

Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for NITRE

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  • Saltpeter - used 22 times, most recently in 2002
  • Saltpetre - used 15 times, most recently in 2020

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