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Today’s Theme, Explained
Today’s theme is ‘Can you dig it?’. Expand to see what that means for today’s puzzle.
The theme refers toelements found on the periodic table.These elements are obtained throughmining,which involves digging into the Earth’s crust.

Expand below to seehintsfortoday’s words.
Thefirst wordis known for its rainbow-colored flaky crystals.
Thesecond wordis very toxic and was once commonly used in rat poison.
Thethird wordis a great conductor of heat and electricity.

Thefourth wordis chemically similar to arsenic and often found alongside it.
Thefifth wordhas a shiny gunmetal appearance and is used in jewelry and utensils.

Thesixth wordis a valuable and dense metal known for its bright yellow color.
Thespangramhas high densities and can be toxic in high amounts.
