Light metal
The crossword clue "Light metal" is answered by TIN, a 3-letter entry. Used 76 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
TIN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TIN answer page.
Used 76 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 5 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.
- LITHIUM (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TIN
Every other clue in this pilot answered by TIN, most used first.
- Pewter component - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
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.
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