So much for the French — a shapeless unfinished piece of metal — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 8–letter crossword clue “So much for the French — a shapeless unfinished piece of metal”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 25th Mar 2011. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “So much for the French — a shapeless unfinished piece of metal” is TANTALUM (8 letters).
We last saw “So much for the French — a shapeless unfinished piece of metal” in Guardian Cryptic on 25th Mar 2011.
The 8-letter answer for “So much for the French — a shapeless unfinished piece of metal” is TANTALUM.
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