genius 102 26a

[cryptictyro]

Unchanged, hard working maiden replaces royal (8)

I have N _ M _ _ _ S_

I suspect nameless, but I can't see the wordplay.

this is my very first posting

[slaney]

Timeless- hard working =tireless - change R(king) for M(aiden)

[Zhukov]

Timeless

[cathfromsaron]

its tireless changed to timeless

[grasscarp]

Welcome cryptictyro. We need more like you who lay out their questions so perfectly.

[cryptictyro]

Thanks to all.

Now, I feel comfortable submitting my completed solution.

[Ian_watts]

How does that fit the rule? "
Each solution contains a two-letter symbol for a chemical element, which needs to be transmuted into another before it is entered in the grid. Each transmutation changes both letters, producing a new valid word."