Iron ___ (rust)
The crossword clue "Iron ___ (rust)" is answered by OXIDE, a 5-letter entry. Used 26 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
OXIDE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OXIDE answer page.
Used 26 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for OXIDE
Every other clue in this collection answered by OXIDE, most used first.
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- Zinc ___ - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Chemical compound. - used 26 times, most recently in 2010
- Rust, e.g. - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Nitrous ___ - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
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.
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- Iron output - STEAM, used 51 times
- Iron alloy - STEEL, used 47 times
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