Crossword answer
RUST
4 letters · Used for 30 different clues · 71 appearances · Last seen Wall Street Journal, August 16, 2026
Letter pattern
RUST
Clues that lead to RUST
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Corrosion found in the four longest Across answers4Wall Street JournalAug 16, 2026
Brownish red4Wall Street JournalAug 2, 2026
Rotten shade of red?4Evening StandardJun 21, 2026
Corrode, as an iron pipe4Daily ThemedMay 28, 2026
Corrode4Evening StandardMay 26, 2026
Iron corrosion4NewsdayApr 15, 2026
Corrosion4Evening StandardFeb 10, 2026
Reddish-brown patch on a sheet of steel4Daily ThemedDec 21, 2025
Sign of oxidation ... or a word with "white" to mean a fungal plant disease with white spores4Daily ThemedDec 12, 2025
Fall into disrepair over time4New York TimesNov 19, 2025
Reddish-brown color4New York TimesNov 2, 2025
Sign of corrosion4Daily ThemedOct 19, 2025
A trusty heart can be a bad thing!4Evening StandardSep 22, 2025
Reddish sign of corrosion on metal4Daily ThemedSep 10, 2025
Old car concern4New York TimesAug 29, 2025
Oxidation result4Eugene ShefferAug 20, 2025
Brown dust that forms through oxidation of iron which is a sign of corrosion4Daily ThemedJul 25, 2025
Reddish metal corrosion4Daily ThemedJun 13, 2025
Corrosion of iron4NewsdayMay 5, 2025
Reddish brown4Eugene ShefferJan 25, 2025
A rotten red4Evening StandardJul 23, 2024
Corrosion sign4Daily ThemedJan 6, 2024
Extremes of resentment about us? Rot!4Evening StandardSep 21, 2023
A rotten shade of red4Evening StandardMar 1, 2023
The sturgeon's front half may be this colour4Evening StandardMay 25, 2022
Iron problem4Daily ThemedDec 30, 2021
Metal pipe problem4Daily ThemedDec 23, 2021
A rotten brownish colour4Evening StandardDec 22, 2021
A rotten colour?4Evening StandardNov 13, 2019
Right about us being in a rotten state4Evening StandardSep 25, 2019
About RUST in crosswords
RUST is a 4-letter answer that has appeared 71 times in our database across 30 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Corrosion found in the four longest Across answers” in the Wall Street Journal crossword on August 16, 2026.
Other 4-letter answers
SHEDBackyard storage structure
LENSStarting late, foreigners bypassing one French city
TEALBlue-green color
DINKDelicate shot
TORERipped (up)
OREOCookie that may be twisted open
TRUEFactual
ODDSProbabilities
ALOELotion additive
NEEDRequire
CUESReminders that a key can be put to use!
STEPGo back, darlings!
BELTGirdle
CODEWhat these Morse letters aptly spell: -.-. --- -.. .
Every appearance of RUST (71)
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Aug 16, 2026
Corrosion found in the four longest Across answers · Wall Street Journal · 73 Across
Aug 2, 2026
Brownish red · Wall Street Journal · 64 Across
Jun 21, 2026
Rotten shade of red? · Evening Standard · 3 Down
May 28, 2026
Corrode, as an iron pipe · Daily Themed · 46 Down
May 26, 2026
Corrode · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Apr 15, 2026
Iron corrosion · Newsday · Down
Apr 13, 2026
Corrode · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Feb 10, 2026
Corrosion · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Dec 21, 2025
Reddish-brown patch on a sheet of steel · Daily Themed · 27 Down
Dec 15, 2025
Corrosion · The Independent · 18 Down
Dec 12, 2025
Sign of oxidation ... or a word with "white" to mean a fungal plant disease with white spores · Daily Themed · 11 Down
Dec 2, 2025
Corrode · The Independent · 3 Across
Nov 19, 2025
Fall into disrepair over time · New York Times · 24 Down
Nov 2, 2025
Reddish-brown color · New York Times · 82 Across
Oct 19, 2025
Sign of corrosion · Daily Themed · 9 Down
Oct 6, 2025
Corrode · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Sep 22, 2025
A trusty heart can be a bad thing! · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Sep 10, 2025
Reddish sign of corrosion on metal · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Aug 29, 2025
Old car concern · New York Times · 57 Across
Aug 20, 2025
Oxidation result · Eugene Sheffer · 12 Across
Jul 25, 2025
Brown dust that forms through oxidation of iron which is a sign of corrosion · Daily Themed · 11 Down
Jun 26, 2025
Corrosion · The Independent · 20 Across
Jun 13, 2025
Reddish metal corrosion · Daily Themed · 46 Down
Jun 9, 2025
Corrode · The Independent · 19 Down
May 28, 2025
Corrode · Evening Standard · 24 Across
May 21, 2025
Corrode · Evening Standard · 5 Down
May 8, 2025
Corrode · Evening Standard · 2 Down
May 5, 2025
Corrosion of iron · Newsday · Across
Jan 25, 2025
Reddish brown · Eugene Sheffer · 56 Across
Jan 15, 2025
Iron corrosion · Newsday · Across
Dec 26, 2024
Reddish metal corrosion · Daily Themed · 47 Down
Nov 27, 2024
Corrode · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Oct 18, 2024
Corrosion · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jul 23, 2024
A rotten red · Evening Standard · 17 Across
May 22, 2024
Rotten shade of red · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Feb 22, 2024
Corrode · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Jan 6, 2024
Corrosion sign · Daily Themed · 32 Across
Nov 17, 2023
Corrosion sign · Daily Themed · 45 Across
Sep 21, 2023
Extremes of resentment about us? Rot! · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Mar 1, 2023
A rotten shade of red · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Feb 20, 2023
Corrode, as an iron pipe · Daily Themed · 37 Down
Dec 20, 2022
Oxidation result · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Across
Nov 13, 2022
Sign of corrosion · Daily Themed · 8 Across
Oct 24, 2022
A rotten shade of red · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Aug 12, 2022
Corrosion · Evening Standard · 15 Across
May 25, 2022
The sturgeon's front half may be this colour · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Jan 25, 2022
Reddish brown · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Across
Jan 24, 2022
Reddish brown · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across
Dec 30, 2021
Iron problem · Daily Themed · 45 Across
Dec 23, 2021
Metal pipe problem · Daily Themed · 18 Down
Dec 22, 2021
A rotten brownish colour · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Dec 7, 2021
Oxidation result · Eugene Sheffer · 13 Across
Nov 5, 2021
Reddish brown · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Across
Jul 13, 2021
Corrosion · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Apr 28, 2021
Rotten shade of red? · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Mar 22, 2021
Corrode · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Jan 14, 2021
Corrode · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Nov 14, 2020
Oxidation result · Eugene Sheffer · 49 Across
Aug 3, 2020
Corrosion · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Mar 27, 2020
Reddish brown · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Down
Mar 16, 2020
Corrode · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Mar 4, 2020
A trusty heart can be a bad thing! · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Nov 13, 2019
A rotten colour? · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Sep 25, 2019
Right about us being in a rotten state · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Sep 16, 2019
Corrode · Evening Standard · 22 Across
Feb 7, 2019
Corrode · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Jan 24, 2019
Corrode · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Aug 24, 2018
Corrosion · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Aug 20, 2018
Corrode · Evening Standard · 23 Across
May 2, 2018
A rotten red · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jan 25, 2018
Corrode · Evening Standard · 6 Down