The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HESS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Big name in oil crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HESS | 30 % | 4 |
| ARCO | 18 % | 4 |
| WESSON | 16 % | 6 |
| GETTY | 11 % | 5 |
| CRISCO | 9 % | 6 |
| MOBIL | 7 % | 5 |
| MAZOLA | 5 % | 6 |
| AMOCO | 2 % | 5 |
| OLAY | 2 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Big name in oil
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- oil baron
- oil tycoon
- tycoon
- magnate
- millionaire
- industrialist
- billionaire
- multimillionaire
- mogul
- barons
- tycoons
- magnates
Crossword Answer definitions
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result HESS
- Pianist Dame Myra
- Pianist Myra
- Piano-playing Dame
- Dame Myra
- Big name in oil
- Chevron rival
- Gas name
- Gas station that sells a truck every Christmas
- Shell rival
- Myra the pianist
More clues leading to the result ARCO
- Sacramento arena
- Exxon rival
- With a bow, in music
- Music (with the bow)
- Normal string bowing technique
- Chemical company
- Bowed, in music
- Sacramento's ___ Arena
- Arena for Kings and Monarchs
- Arena for the NBA Kings
More clues leading to the result WESSON
- Big name in oil
- Big oil company
- Oil brand
- Smith's gun partner
- Oil once touted by Florence Henderson
- Smith's partner
- Partner of Horace Smith
- ConAgra brand
- Smith's comrade in arms
- Gunsmith with Smith
More clues leading to the result GETTY
- ___ Center (Brentwood museum complex)
- Oilman who authored "How to Be Rich"
- Oil magnate J. Paul
- Oil magnate J. Paul ___
- "Mask" actress Estelle
- Oil giant
- Oil magnate John Paul
- "The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights" speaker
- J. Paul
- Big name in oil
More clues leading to the result CRISCO
- Pantry item that can be turned into an emergency candle
- Big name in cooking oils
- Shortening since 1911
- Baking aid introduced in 1911
- Mazola competitor
- Big name in oil
- Shortening name
- Big name in cooking oil
- Shortening brand since 1911
- Shortening brand
More clues leading to the result MOBIL
- Big name in lube
- Shell competitor
- Exxon merger partner
- Socony-Vacuum, today
- Exxon partner
- Pump name
- Big name in oil
- Gas giant half
- Company merging with Exxon in 1999
- It merged with Exxon
More clues leading to the result MAZOLA
- Corn oil brand
- Parkay alternative
- Big name in oil
- Cooking oil brand
- Promise alternative
- Crisco competitor
More clues leading to the result AMOCO
- Petroleum biggie
- Petroleum company
- Company that merged with BP in 1998
- Shell rival
- Shell alternative
- Citgo alternative
- 1998 BP acquisition
- Oil giant
- Big name in oil
- 1999 BP acquisition