Molten rock

Latest answer — July 31, 2026

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Hot, gooey rock from deep underground that can make a volcanic mess 🌋

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Across

  1. 1*Executive space with great views
  2. 7*Area in Westminster Abbey where Chaucer is buried
  3. 12Quaint term for "patella"
  4. 13Supporting Mideast unity
  5. 15Björk's country
  6. 16Ferrera of "Ugly Betty"
  7. 17Winnow
  8. 18Simple shelters
  9. 20Rat (on)
  10. 21"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" novelist
  11. 23Period
  12. 24Albanian currency
  13. 25"Tubular!"
  14. 27Fire (up)
  15. 29Texter's "Just a sec"
  16. 30Atlanta-based health agcy.
  17. 33String of dried chile peppers
  18. 35Reign
  19. 37Not far off, or where to look to make this puzzle's starred clues match their answers?
  20. 40Jazz singer Sylvia
  21. 41One on parental leave, perhaps
  22. 42"A Boy Named __": Johnny Cash hit
  23. 43Navy noncom
  24. 44Simple shirt
  25. 45Pained cry
  26. 47Kung __ chicken
  27. 48Trippy drug
  28. 50Molten rock
  29. 54Luxury hotel chain
  30. 56Label again
  31. 58Word
  32. 59Wedding crasher's destination, perhaps
  33. 61Pen pal's signoff
  34. 63"House __": longtime HGTV series
  35. 64"Airplane!" star Leslie
  36. 65*Place to find a date?
  37. 66*Stop sign locale

Down

  1. 1At just the right moment
  2. 2Senses
  3. 3Hall of Fame pitcher Bob who won the World Series in 1948 with Cleveland
  4. 4Bitter brew, briefly
  5. 5Jargon
  6. 6Over and done
  7. 7Tennis player Shriver and actress Grier
  8. 8Low digit
  9. 9Merit
  10. 10Dress rehearsals
  11. 11French cry of surprise
  12. 12*Scoring opportunity in soccer
  13. 13Spoke rapidly
  14. 14*Defensive player who's often the fastest on the football field
  15. 19The Pacific __
  16. 22Knitter's ball
  17. 26Neglected to
  18. 28Holiday, casually
  19. 29Cool remark
  20. 30__ in Charlie
  21. 31College with an alcohol ban
  22. 32Part
  23. 34Pittsburgh team
  24. 36Afore
  25. 38GI show gp.
  26. 39Leslie __ Jr. of "Hamilton"
  27. 46Turkey appendage
  28. 47*Eeyore's home
  29. 49New beginnings
  30. 51Gaggle birds
  31. 52Mascot Hall of Fame inductee from Queens
  32. 53*Challenging stretch at Augusta National
  33. 55A fan of
  34. 56Uncommon
  35. 57Spunk
  36. 60"Severance" director Stiller
  37. 62Suffix with front or cash

The answer to “Molten rock” in the The Washington Post crossword is MAGMA — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on July 31, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 50-Across. 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.

“Molten rock” answer

MAGMA (5 letters)

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Why the answer is MAGMA

Hot, gooey rock from deep underground that can make a volcanic mess 🌋

What does MAGMA mean?

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

(noun)

  • hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling

When else has “Molten rock” appeared?

The Washington Post 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.

July 31, 2026 (most recent) → MAGMA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Molten rock”?

The answer is MAGMA, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post crossword on July 31, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Molten rock”?

5 letters: MAGMA.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Washington Post crossword on July 31, 2026 (a Friday puzzle), at 50-Across.

Can “Molten rock” have a different answer?

Yes — The Washington Post sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's WaPo Crossword answers?

The full grid for July 31, 2026 is on the WaPo Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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