Mettle or metal — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Mettle or metal”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 1st Nov 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 “Mettle or metal” is STEEL (5 letters).
We last saw “Mettle or metal” in NYT Crossword on 1st Nov 2009.
The 5-letter answer for “Mettle or metal” is STEEL.
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