The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word ONS , but the solution may also be rust which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Iron-__ crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ONS | 29 % | 3 |
| AGE | 29 % | 3 |
| rust | 14 % | 4 |
| ORE | 14 % | 3 |
| OXIDE | 14 % | 5 |
Why may RUST be the right solution?
The answer to "Iron __" is "rust" because rust is a common form of iron oxide that forms when iron is exposed to oxygen and moisture.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Iron-__
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- cast-iron
- smoothing iron
- branding iron
- iron out
- chain
- fe
- robust
- atomic number 26
- chains
- metal
- steel
- smelting
Crossword Answer definitions
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ONS
- Cricket sides
- Switch positions
- Toggle switch settings
- Strap-___ (certain sex toys)
- Up positions
- Add-___ (extras)
- Clip-___
- Hammer-___ (guitar playing techniques)
- Hammer-___ (striking guitar technique)
- Light settings
More clues leading to the result AGE
- Beauty preceder?
- Bio bit
- Cause of wrinkles
- Generation
- Get better, as wine
- Get older
- Go gray
- Grow sharper
- Historic period
- Iron or Bronze
More clues leading to the result rust
- Deteriorate
- Clunker feature
- Corrode
- Sign of deterioration
- Reddish-brown
- Common corrosion
- Corrosion cause
- Degenerate from lack of use
- Reddish-brown shade
- Sign of disuse
More clues leading to the result ORE
- Cinnabar
- Contents of some pockets
- Forty-niner's quest
- Galena, e.g.
- Groundbreaklng discovery
- Hematite, e.g.
- It gets picked out
- Metal source
- Metalliferous rock
- Mine find