The Clue
Mercury, e.g. (5 letter answer)
The Answer
METAL
Tags
Notes
The answer METAL is seen frequently, appearing about once every 170 puzzles.
Related Clues
Alloy
Bismuth, for one
Bullion
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Lead, for one
Mercury, for one
Palladium, for one
Bismuth or bullion
Bismuth, e.g.
Bullion, e.g.
Cerium or cesium
Composed type
Conductive substance
Copper, e.g.
Erbium or cobalt
Founding need
Gold or copper
Gold, e.g.
Gold or silver
Homophone for mettle
Iridium, e.g.
Lithium, e.g.
Lithium or iridium
Music genre
Palladium, e.g.
Rhenium or rhodium
Silver or gold
Zinc or zirconium
Brass or lead, e.g.
Good conductor of electricity
"Heavy" music genre
Lithium is the lightest one known
One may be precious
Quonset hut material
Rock genre, informally
Rock music genre
It may be forged
No-no in a microwave oven
Ozzy Osbourne's music, for short
Genre featured on MTV's "Headbangers Ball"
Like most golf woods, nowadays
Definition
METAL as a noun:
1. (metallic element, metal) = any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
2. (alloy, metal) = a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"
METAL as a verb:
1. cover with metal
METAL as an adjective:
1. (metallic, metal) = containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce