Crossword answer
STEEL
5 letters · Used for 52 different clues · 110 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, August 18, 2026
Letter pattern
STEEL
Clues that lead to STEEL
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
There's plenty of iron in it5Evening StandardAug 18, 2026
Iron alloy5LA TimesAug 17, 2026
___ drum (national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago)5USA TodayJul 11, 2026
Iron alloy (5)5The GuardianJul 10, 2026
Symbol of strength and solidity5New York TimesJul 9, 2026
Girder material5Thomas JosephJun 25, 2026
It's hard to be both a saint and a slippery customer5Evening StandardJun 23, 2026
Brace5Evening StandardJun 19, 2026
Strong alloy made of iron and carbon5Everyday Puzzles DailyJun 18, 2026
Stainless __, alloy of iron and chromium5Everyday Puzzles DailyMay 20, 2026
Something hard that can give you an edge5Evening StandardMay 20, 2026
Source of Andrew Carnegie's fortune5NYT MidiMar 26, 2026
Metal in girders5NewsdayMar 23, 2026
"___ Wheels," 1989 studio album by The Rolling Stones5Daily ThemedFeb 27, 2026
Alloy5Evening StandardFeb 26, 2026
It's hard being a former party leader5Evening StandardFeb 1, 2026
Something hard for a butcher to use?5Evening StandardJan 24, 2026
An iron container5Evening StandardJan 5, 2026
Material refined through the Bessemer process5New York TimesNov 7, 2025
"Stainless" knife metal5Daily ThemedOct 30, 2025
"Stainless" metal5NewsdayOct 6, 2025
To thieve, we hear, is something hard5Evening StandardOct 1, 2025
Soap-pad material5NewsdaySep 28, 2025
Isn't it ironic?5NewsdaySep 27, 2025
Bridge material5Eugene ShefferJul 26, 2025
The tough quality that can put an edge on things5Evening StandardJul 2, 2025
Blue hue5NewsdayJun 19, 2025
Stainless ___ (popular alloy)5Daily ThemedMay 24, 2025
Source of Andrew Carnegie's wealth5New York TimesMay 1, 2025
Something hard to pinch, we hear5Evening StandardDec 25, 2024
Brace is appropriate in audition5The IndependentOct 9, 2024
Iron alloy used to make knives5Daily ThemedOct 21, 2023
The hard stuff one may keep in the kitchen5Evening StandardJul 10, 2023
"Stainless" alloy5Daily ThemedMay 28, 2023
It's hard, but makes for greater incisiveness5Evening StandardJan 18, 2023
"Man of ___" (very strong man)5Daily ThemedDec 17, 2022
Man of ___ (extremely strong)5Daily ThemedNov 18, 2022
Something hard to steal, it's said5Evening StandardNov 15, 2022
A lord, a saint and a well-known swimmer5Evening StandardNov 8, 2022
The Rolling Stones album "___ Wheels"5Daily ThemedNov 8, 2022
"___ Magnolias," 1989 Julia Roberts film about a group of women in a small town, starring a female ensemble cast5Daily ThemedOct 13, 2022
A hard place to drive in the outskirts of Southall5Evening StandardAug 18, 2022
Something hard for the butcher to take in hand?5Evening StandardAug 16, 2022
"___ Magnolias" (1989 film)5Daily ThemedJun 14, 2022
Sort of band a butcher could take in hand?5Evening StandardMay 31, 2022
Knife material5Eugene ShefferMar 25, 2022
Type of wool used in repair work5Daily ThemedFeb 23, 2022
Stainless ___ (household alloy)5Daily ThemedAug 29, 2021
"___ Magnolias", comedy-drama film based on Robert Harling's 1987 play5Daily ThemedJun 13, 2021
Strength, courage5Evening StandardOct 10, 2019
Something hard to sharpen knives on5Evening StandardJul 1, 2019
Is such a band never likely to break up?5Evening StandardApr 18, 2019
About STEEL in crosswords
STEEL is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 110 times in our database across 52 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “There's plenty of iron in it” in the Evening Standard crossword on August 18, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
SAGESWise people
MANGOI don’t want you, old bean, in fruit … (5)
FIREDDismissed
OUNCEUnit of weight
SARGENCO nickname
CRESTEmblem topping a coat of arms
SQUIDOctopus cousin
LARGESize above medium
LEMMAPremise of large book set in Highbury
SHEENFabric's luster
DIDINTired out fully
ETHERVanish into the ___
BOOSTRaise (morale) (5)
WELDSFuses with a blowtorch
Every appearance of STEEL (110)
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Aug 18, 2026
There's plenty of iron in it · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Aug 17, 2026
Iron alloy · LA Times · Across
Aug 6, 2026
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jul 11, 2026
___ drum (national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago) · USA Today · 19 Across
Jul 10, 2026
Iron alloy (5) · The Guardian · 3 Down
Jul 9, 2026
Symbol of strength and solidity · New York Times · 12 Down
Jul 4, 2026
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Jun 25, 2026
Girder material · Thomas Joseph · 42 Across
Jun 23, 2026
It's hard to be both a saint and a slippery customer · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Jun 19, 2026
Brace · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Jun 18, 2026
Strong alloy made of iron and carbon · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 20
Jun 14, 2026
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 31 Across
May 20, 2026
Stainless __, alloy of iron and chromium · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 25
May 20, 2026
Something hard that can give you an edge · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Apr 22, 2026
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Mar 26, 2026
Source of Andrew Carnegie's fortune · NYT Midi · 11 Across
Mar 23, 2026
Metal in girders · Newsday · Down
Feb 27, 2026
"___ Wheels," 1989 studio album by The Rolling Stones · Daily Themed · 38 Across
Feb 26, 2026
Alloy · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Feb 19, 2026
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Feb 1, 2026
It's hard being a former party leader · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Jan 24, 2026
Something hard for a butcher to use? · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jan 8, 2026
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jan 5, 2026
An iron container · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Dec 6, 2025
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Nov 20, 2025
Alloy · The Independent · 8 Down
Nov 7, 2025
Material refined through the Bessemer process · New York Times · 41 Across
Oct 30, 2025
"Stainless" knife metal · Daily Themed · 12 Down
Oct 6, 2025
"Stainless" metal · Newsday · Down
Oct 4, 2025
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Oct 1, 2025
To thieve, we hear, is something hard · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Sep 28, 2025
Soap-pad material · Newsday · Across
Sep 27, 2025
Isn't it ironic? · Newsday · Down
Sep 11, 2025
There's plenty of iron in it · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Aug 15, 2025
Stainless metal · Daily Themed · 6 Down
Jul 30, 2025
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Jul 26, 2025
Bridge material · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Jul 2, 2025
The tough quality that can put an edge on things · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jun 19, 2025
Blue hue · Newsday · Down
May 24, 2025
Stainless ___ (popular alloy) · Daily Themed · 6 Down
May 1, 2025
Source of Andrew Carnegie's wealth · New York Times · 56 Down
Dec 25, 2024
Something hard to pinch, we hear · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Dec 10, 2024
Alloy · The Independent · 16 Down
Nov 10, 2024
Stainless metal · Daily Themed · 40 Across
Oct 9, 2024
Brace is appropriate in audition · The Independent · 1 Down
Mar 21, 2024
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Feb 1, 2024
There's plenty of iron in it · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Oct 21, 2023
Iron alloy used to make knives · Daily Themed · 15 Down
Jul 10, 2023
The hard stuff one may keep in the kitchen · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Jun 8, 2023
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 7 Down
May 28, 2023
"Stainless" alloy · Daily Themed · 23 Down
Apr 8, 2023
Bridge material · Eugene Sheffer · 17 Across
Feb 28, 2023
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jan 18, 2023
It's hard, but makes for greater incisiveness · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Dec 17, 2022
"Man of ___" (very strong man) · Daily Themed · 44 Across
Nov 18, 2022
Man of ___ (extremely strong) · Daily Themed · 41 Across
Nov 15, 2022
Something hard to steal, it's said · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Nov 9, 2022
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Nov 8, 2022
A lord, a saint and a well-known swimmer · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Nov 8, 2022
The Rolling Stones album "___ Wheels" · Daily Themed · 50 Across
Sep 14, 2022
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Aug 18, 2022
A hard place to drive in the outskirts of Southall · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Aug 16, 2022
Something hard for the butcher to take in hand? · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Aug 10, 2022
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jul 2, 2022
"Stainless" metal · Daily Themed · 21 Across
Jun 27, 2022
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Jun 14, 2022
"___ Magnolias" (1989 film) · Daily Themed · 37 Across
Jun 13, 2022
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 6 Down
May 31, 2022
Sort of band a butcher could take in hand? · Evening Standard · 26 Across
May 11, 2022
Brace · Evening Standard · 42 Across
Apr 4, 2022
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Mar 25, 2022
Knife material · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Across
Mar 14, 2022
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Feb 23, 2022
Type of wool used in repair work · Daily Themed · 39 Down
Feb 3, 2022
Bridge material · Eugene Sheffer · 7 Down
Dec 23, 2021
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Dec 10, 2021
Brace · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Aug 29, 2021
Stainless ___ (household alloy) · Daily Themed · 45 Down
Jul 26, 2021
There's plenty of iron in it · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Jul 7, 2021
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jun 18, 2021
"Stainless" metal · Daily Themed · 37 Down
Jun 13, 2021
"___ Magnolias", comedy-drama film based on Robert Harling's 1987 play · Daily Themed · 22 Across
Jun 1, 2021
Knife material · Eugene Sheffer · 24 Down
May 18, 2021
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 30 Across
May 3, 2021
It's hard to be both a saint and a slippery customer · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Apr 19, 2021
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Mar 11, 2021
Something hard that can give you an edge · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jan 29, 2021
Brace · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Jan 28, 2021
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Sep 29, 2020
It’s hard being a former party leader · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Sep 15, 2020
Something hard for a butcher to use? · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Sep 15, 2020
Alloy · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Aug 13, 2020
An iron container · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Aug 12, 2020
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jun 15, 2020
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Mar 19, 2020
To thieve, we hear, is something hard · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Mar 10, 2020
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Feb 13, 2020
There’s plenty of iron in it · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Nov 22, 2019
Alloy · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Nov 11, 2019
An iron container · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Oct 24, 2019
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Oct 10, 2019
Strength, courage · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Aug 28, 2019
There's plenty of iron in it · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Jul 1, 2019
Something hard to sharpen knives on · Evening Standard · 36 Across
May 20, 2019
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Apr 18, 2019
Is such a band never likely to break up? · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Apr 11, 2019
The tough quality that can put an edge on things · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Oct 1, 2018
Something hard to pinch, we hear · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Jan 9, 2018
Iron alloy · Evening Standard · 5 Down