Soft mineral
The crossword clue "Soft mineral" is answered by TALC, a 4-letter entry. Used 260 times across 60 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 26 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
TALC
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TALC answer page.
Used 260 times across 60 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 26 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- CHALK (1 uses in xd)
- GYPSUM (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TALC
Every other clue in this pilot answered by TALC, most used first.
- Body powder - used 131 times, most recently in 2025
- Bath powder - used 98 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Soft cheese - BRIE, used 173 times
- Flaky mineral - MICA, used 102 times
- Soft French cheese - BRIE, used 84 times
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