One may be precious — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “One may be precious”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 20th Nov 1996. 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 “One may be precious” is METAL (5 letters).
We last saw “One may be precious” in NYT Crossword on 20th Nov 1996.
The 5-letter answer for “One may be precious” is METAL.
Other possible answers we’ve seen for “One may be precious” include STONE.
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