Crossword answer
RAYON
5 letters · Used for 24 different clues · 77 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, August 18, 2026
Letter pattern
RAYON
Clues that lead to RAYON
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Artificial silk fabric (5)5The GuardianAug 18, 2026
Fiber also known as viscose5New York TimesAug 16, 2026
Silk substitute5Wall Street JournalJun 6, 2026
Lustrous synthetic5LA TimesJun 6, 2026
Synthetic fibre5Evening StandardJun 4, 2026
Silky synthetic thread5Puzzle PageMay 13, 2026
Synthetic fiber5NewsdayMar 22, 2026
Synthetic shirt fabric5NewsdayMar 18, 2026
Light on something silky5Evening StandardMar 10, 2026
Synthetic fabric5The IndependentFeb 23, 2026
Silklike synthetic fabric5NewsdayFeb 3, 2026
With light on, looks silky5Evening StandardJan 14, 2026
Art silk or any variant5Evening StandardAug 18, 2025
With light on, it looks silky5Evening StandardMay 6, 2025
Light on artificial silk5Evening StandardJan 23, 2025
A semi-synthetic fibre manufactured from regenerated cellulose5The IndependentOct 12, 2024
Material5Evening StandardOct 2, 2024
Smooth stuff a bright boy gets ahead with5Evening StandardSep 19, 2024
Fabric5Evening StandardOct 26, 2023
Ran out of material!5Evening StandardOct 17, 2022
The light ahead is an artificial product5Evening StandardDec 2, 2021
For such stockings, would Nora madly embrace a Yankee?5Evening StandardSep 16, 2019
With light on, it looks like silk5Evening StandardAug 27, 2019
The light ahead is man-made5Evening StandardJun 3, 2019
About RAYON in crosswords
RAYON is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 77 times in our database across 24 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Artificial silk fabric (5)” in the The Guardian crossword on August 18, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
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APRONPinny
NURSESip slowly
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AORTABlood line
TIARAPageant crown
LONGSYearns – big-boy trousers (5)
SHIREHobbits' homeland
LAKERL.A. NBAer
CYCLERevolution trammelled by democracy, clearly (5)
MARDI__ Gras
LEGALAllowed actor initially to enter stage left
TEAMO"I love you," in Spanish
TEASEFinish breakfast at leisure, then lead on
Every appearance of RAYON (77)
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Aug 18, 2026
Artificial silk fabric (5) · The Guardian · 23 Across
Aug 16, 2026
Fiber also known as viscose · New York Times · 95 Across
Jun 6, 2026
Lustrous synthetic · LA Times · Down
Jun 6, 2026
Silk substitute · Wall Street Journal · 124 Across
Jun 4, 2026
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 21 Down
May 13, 2026
Silky synthetic thread · Puzzle Page · 19 Across
Apr 30, 2026
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Mar 22, 2026
Synthetic fiber · Newsday · Across
Mar 18, 2026
Synthetic shirt fabric · Newsday · Down
Mar 10, 2026
Light on something silky · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Mar 1, 2026
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Feb 23, 2026
Synthetic fabric · The Independent · 10 Across
Feb 3, 2026
Silklike synthetic fabric · Newsday · Down
Jan 14, 2026
With light on, looks silky · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Dec 29, 2025
Synthetic fiber · New York Times · 29 Down
Oct 9, 2025
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Sep 15, 2025
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Aug 18, 2025
Art silk or any variant · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Aug 15, 2025
Synthetic fabric · Eugene Sheffer · 56 Across
Aug 4, 2025
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 19 Across
May 24, 2025
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 14 Down
May 6, 2025
With light on, it looks silky · Evening Standard · 12 Across
May 4, 2025
Light on something silky · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Apr 29, 2025
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Feb 25, 2025
With light on, it looks silky · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Feb 25, 2025
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Feb 15, 2025
Synthetic fabric · Eugene Sheffer · 57 Across
Jan 23, 2025
Light on artificial silk · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Nov 20, 2024
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Oct 12, 2024
A semi-synthetic fibre manufactured from regenerated cellulose · The Independent · 23 Across
Oct 2, 2024
Material · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Sep 19, 2024
Smooth stuff a bright boy gets ahead with · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Aug 23, 2024
Synthetic fabric · Eugene Sheffer · 54 Across
Feb 12, 2024
Light on something silky · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Oct 26, 2023
Fabric · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Aug 7, 2023
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jun 15, 2023
Light on artificial silk · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Mar 24, 2023
Material · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Dec 29, 2022
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Dec 20, 2022
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Nov 23, 2022
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Oct 17, 2022
Ran out of material! · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Sep 6, 2022
Light on something silky · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jul 27, 2022
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 21 Down
May 16, 2022
Material · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Apr 4, 2022
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Mar 17, 2022
Synthetic fabric · Eugene Sheffer · 38 Across
Feb 28, 2022
Light on something silky · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Dec 2, 2021
The light ahead is an artificial product · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Oct 13, 2021
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Aug 16, 2021
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Apr 23, 2021
Synthetic fabric · Eugene Sheffer · 36 Down
Apr 5, 2021
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Mar 18, 2021
Synthetic fabric · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Down
Feb 10, 2021
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Nov 25, 2020
Light on something silky · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Nov 11, 2020
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Aug 31, 2020
With light on, looks silky · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Mar 19, 2020
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Feb 6, 2020
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Jan 2, 2020
Art silk or any variant · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Dec 3, 2019
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Sep 24, 2019
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Sep 16, 2019
For such stockings, would Nora madly embrace a Yankee? · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Sep 5, 2019
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Aug 27, 2019
With light on, it looks like silk · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jul 9, 2019
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jun 3, 2019
The light ahead is man-made · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jan 29, 2019
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jan 21, 2019
With light on, it looks silky · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jan 10, 2019
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Nov 22, 2018
With light on, it looks silky · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Nov 8, 2018
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Oct 30, 2018
Light on artificial silk · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Aug 13, 2018
Synthetic fibre · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Aug 9, 2018
Material · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jul 2, 2018
Smooth stuff a bright boy gets ahead with · Evening Standard · 27 Down