Forming the bottom level Crossword Clue

• Igneous rock that makes up most of Venus's surface

  New York Times · Thursday, April 16, 2026 · 5 letters

• ___ metabolism

  New York Times · Sunday, December 1, 2024 · 5 letters

• Relating to the bottom layer

  New York Times · Monday, January 29, 2024 · 5 letters

• Underlying

  New York Times · Saturday, January 22, 2022 · 5 letters

• ___ metabolism (energy expended at rest)

  New York Times · Monday, October 19, 2020 · 5 letters

• Pertaining to the lowest possible level

  New York Times · Sunday, March 22, 2020 · 5 letters

• Underlying, as metabolism

  New York Times · Saturday, January 26, 2019 · 5 letters

• Fundamental

  New York Times · Sunday, November 9, 2014 · 5 letters

• Kind of metabolism

  New York Times · Sunday, June 12, 2011 · 5 letters

• Primary

  New York Times · Saturday, December 31, 2005 · 5 letters

More clues from this crossword

• 1-Across 9 or 10, but not 11 or 12
• 1-Down Take one's profits, with "in"
• 2-Down Bebida en una taquería
• 3-Down Parking garage feature
• 4-Down Amusement park attraction depicted to the right of this answer
• 5-Down Participate in a Lakota smudging ceremony
• 6-Down Succulent genus
• 7-Down Pack
• 8-Down With 29-Down, insect that conducts raids
• 9-Down Sensible clothing for the Bay Area's climate
• 10-Across Metallic sound
• 10-Down A gilded one is seen on King Tut's crown