Light metal

The answer to “Light metal” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is TIN — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 4, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 4-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Light metal” answer

TIN (3 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is TIN.

Why the answer is TIN

Think of the soft metal often used to coat steel cans and prevent rust. 🥫

What does TIN mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of TIN is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Light metal” appeared?

Thomas Joseph reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 4, 2026 (most recent) → TIN. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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