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2 | 29% | 7 | Process of excavating ore by extracting the ore from a vein, leaving behind pillars of undisturbed rock | |
3 | 28% | 8 | Refines | |
Refines As Ore Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "SMELTS" which means:
- noun
- • Small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
- • Small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters verb
- • Extract (metals) by heating
An example sentence would be:
- • "He smelts iron ore to produce steel."
- • "The blacksmith smelts the metal to shape it into a horseshoe."
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New York Times30 Nov 2004 | Down 44 | |
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Similar Clues
Clue | Source | |
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1 | Process of excavating ore by extracting the ore from a vein, leaving behind pillars of undisturbed rock | |
2 | Refines
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13 Aug 1982 | New York Times / 13 Aug 1982 |
3 | Refines, as metal
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20 Sep 2004 | New York Times / 20 Sep 2004 |
4 | Refines, in a way
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26 Jan 2017 | New York Times / 26 Jan 2017 |
5 | Refines a surface, in a way
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31 Jan 1988 | New York Times / 31 Jan 1988 |
6 | Refines metal
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21 Aug 1993 | New York Times / 21 Aug 1993 |
7 | Underground mining method used to recover ore from steeply-dipping ore bodies |