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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 97% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 30% | 4 | Ferric oxide | |
3 | 29% | 5 | Ferric ___ (rust) | |
Ferric Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "IRONY" which means:
- noun
- • Witty language used to convey insults or scorn
- • Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
- • A trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs adjective
- • Of or pertaining to the metal iron.
An example sentence would be:
- • "It's an irony that the firefighter's house burned down."
- • "The irony of her response made me laugh."
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Clue Last Found In...
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New York Times23 Dec 1990 | Across 78 | |
New York Times28 Sep 1986 | Down 45 | |
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Clue | Source | |
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1 | A salt formed by the reaction of ferric cyanide and a ferric salt | |
2 | Ferric ___ (rust)
New York Times -
22 Mar 1986 | New York Times / 22 Mar 1986 |
3 | Ferrous or ferric element
Telegraph Cross Atlantic -
22 Feb 2023 | Telegraph Cross Atlantic / 22 Feb 2023 |
4 | Forms a characteristic blue-violet color when reacted with ferric chloride | |
5 | Material containing ferric metal
The Guardian Quick -
30 Mar 2019 | The Guardian Quick / 30 Mar 2019 |
6 | Processing of ferric oxide, ultimately more intense
The Guardian Cryptic -
11 Jul 2019 | The Guardian Cryptic / 11 Jul 2019 |
7 | Smoothing devices historically heated in a fire or filled with hot coals; golf clubs, harpoons, pistols, shackles or stirrups; or, meteorites containing a high proportion of ferric metal
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07 Jan 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 07 Jan 2023 |