The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TAILINGS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1989.
Residue, in mining crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TAILINGS | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Residue, in mining
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ore
- slag
- tailings
- balance
- balancing
- coal
- muck
- net
- pitch
- pitched
- pulp
- ash
Crossword Answer definitions
TAILINGS noun- The act of following someone.
- The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall.
- Sexual intercourse
- The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing; chaff.
- A prolongation of current in a telegraph line, due to capacity in the line and causing signals to run together.
- The waste that remains after the minerals have been extracted from an ore by ore dressing; gangue, slimes
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