Gives in to oxidation
The crossword clue "Gives in to oxidation" is answered by RUSTS, a 5-letter entry. Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
RUSTS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RUSTS answer page.
Used 11 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2014; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for RUSTS
Every other clue in this collection answered by RUSTS, most used first.
- Oxidizes - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Corrodes - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Becomes corroded - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Shows disuse - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Becomes oxidized - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Corrodes, as iron - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Deteriorates, in a way - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- Gives off - EMITS, used 178 times
- Gives a hoot - CARES, used 62 times
- Gives temporarily - LENDS, used 56 times
- Gives up - CEDES, used 52 times
- Gives the go-ahead - OKAYS, used 26 times
- Gives off, as light - EMITS, used 25 times
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