It contains rods and cones
The crossword clue "It contains rods and cones" is answered by RETINA, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
RETINA
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RETINA answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 2005. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for RETINA
Every other clue in this collection answered by RETINA, most used first.
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- Focal point - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Where images focus - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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