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Pewter component Crossword Clue

Last seen in: The Washington Post · 2026-10-09

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(noun)

  1. airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
  2. metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
  3. a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking
  4. a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide

(verb)

  1. prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface
  2. preserve in a can or tin
  3. plate with tin

(noun)

  1. an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
  2. an abstract part of something
  3. something determined in relation to something that includes it

1 Potential Answers:

  • 99% match 3 letters
    TIN

    Pewter component (3)

    The Washington Post · Oct 9, 2026

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