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| Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
| 1 | 99% | 7 | Exact Match! | |
| 2 | 28% | 5 | Foolish ... or, when read as three words, how this puzzle's other four "foolish" answers are arranged | |
| 3 | 28% | 5 | Chips in chips | |
Reportedly Foolish Trick With Chips Crossword Clue
There is 1 exact and 140 possible answers.
We've checked our database and believe the answer is
SILICON which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
SILICON
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "SILICON" which means:
- noun
- • A tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
An example sentence would be:
- • "Computer chips are typically made of silicon."
- • "The semiconductor industry heavily relies on silicon."
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| The Guardian Cryptic13 Sep 2012 | Across 12 | |
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