Mottled plated ornamental substance — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 13–letter crossword clue “Mottled plated ornamental substance”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Quick on 22nd June 2009. 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 “Mottled plated ornamental substance” is TORTOISESHELL (13 letters).
We last saw “Mottled plated ornamental substance” in Guardian Quick on 22nd June 2009.
The 13-letter answer for “Mottled plated ornamental substance” is TORTOISESHELL.
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