The crossword solutions for the term FUSES, AS ORE are SMELTS (6 letters) and BBLRSV (6 letters). Fuses are electrical safety devices that contain a metal strip or wire that melts when too much current passes through it, thus interrupting the flow of electricity. Smelting is the process of extracting a metal from its ore by heating it to a high temperature. BBLRSV is an acronym for 'Blast Furnace Bottom Level Real-Time Sensors and Valves, ' which are used in the smelting process to monitor and control the temperature and pressure of the furnace.