Rust
Crossword Clue and Answers

Today we have 14 crossword solutions for Rust which appeared recently in Irish Independent - Simple.

We have deemed Rust as a COMMON crossword clue as we have seen it included in several crossword publications.

The most recent answer we found for this clue is "CORRODE".

Publications

  • Irish Independent - Simple - Wednesday, 9 Dec 2020
  • Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Wednesday, 2 Sep 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Friday, 23 Feb 2018

Crossword Answers

3 letters

EAT
Take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"

5 letters

RUSTY
Ancient; "hoary jokes"

7 letters

OXIDISE
Enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily"

OXIDIZE
Enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily"

CORRODE
Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"

OXIDATE
Enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily"

RUSTING
The formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water

REDCOAT
British soldier; so-called because of his red coat (especially during the American Revolution)

9 letters

OXIDATION
The process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction

RUSTBROWN

IRONOXIDE

CORROSION
Erosion by chemical action

10 letters

RUSTFUNGUS
Any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants

11 letters

DETERIORATE
Grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"