Smelting refuse
The crossword clue "Smelting refuse" is answered by SLAG, a 4-letter entry. Used 30 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SLAG
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SLAG answer page.
Used 30 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- SCORIA (5 uses in xd)
Other clues for SLAG
Every other clue in this collection answered by SLAG, most used first.
- Dross - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Smelting waste - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Smelting residue - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
- Scoria - used 25 times, most recently in 2002
- Smeltery waste - used 22 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.
- Refuse - DENY, used 61 times
- Refuse to admit - DENY, used 58 times
- Refuse to grant - DENY, used 29 times
- Refuse to obey - DEFY, used 27 times
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