Iron ___ (rust, scientifically) Crossword Clue

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Iron ___ (rust, scientifically) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

RUST (noun)
1. the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water
2. any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants
RUST (adjective)
1. of the brown color of rust
RUST (verb)
1. become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
2. cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
IRON (noun)
1. home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth
2. a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
IRON (adjective)
1. extremely robust
IRON (verb)
1. press and smooth with a heated iron

Hint 3: Anagram

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25. Words of negation

27. Words of affirmation?

28. Herb in a pizzeria shaker

30. Made narrower, like pants

32. Puerto Rican boy band that took its name from a Mexican soup

33. Fighting spirit

34. Just ___ (the slightest bit)

35. Key used to close some windows

38. Improvised "sled" that might be swiped from a college cafeteria

39. Really unfriendly, metaphorically

42. Item at an AC/DC concert, fittingly

45. "Dream on, buddy!"

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49. Part of a presenting pair at an award ceremony or on a talk show

51. Really building up

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54. Windy City trains

57. Global power that broke up in 1991

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Down

1. Verizon or T-Mobile, for short

2. Empty expanse

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4. ___-weeny

5. Where magma becomes lava

6. "Precisely," in Spanish

7. "Just a ___" (No Doubt hit)

8. ___ calendar (chocolate-filled countdown)

9. Pale green color

10. Piles on

11. Hotel chain ... or fluff in a trap, 58-Across

12. In a moneygrubbing manner

13. "Wait for it ... hold on ... NOW it's finished!"

24. Will Smith–Martin Lawrence buddy-cop franchise ... or a Spanish pair, 58-Across

26. Highly questionable ... or carve in glass, 58-Across

29. Taco-truck extra, for short

31. Raisin d'___ (punny name for a vineyard)

35. End of the Gettysburg address?

36. Tool that can be used as a musical instrument

37. Longtime forensic series

40. Set at an auction

41. Roughly

42. Post-intermission part

43. Angora goat's coat

44. Buzzed

46. Put who-knows-where

47. Provide coverage for

48. Feels the same

50. Association: Abbr.

52. Place with taps and tabs

54. New Bohemians singer Brickell

55. Olympic sport similar to skeleton

56. Barrage with unwelcome messages

59. ___-eared

60. Go wrong

61. Little troublemaker

62. Little trouble

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