The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CAUSTIC which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1959.
Lye, for example crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CAUSTIC | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Lye, for example
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- caustic
- paste
- unclog
- alkali
- erosive
- pasting
- leach
- lie
- bate
- buck
- fitting
- lies
Crossword Answer definitions
CAUSTIC noun- Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
- The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.
- The envelope of reflected or refracted rays for a given curve.
- Caustic soda.
- Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.
- (of language, etc.) Sharp, bitter, cutting, biting, and sarcastic in a scathing way.
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