The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHALE which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2018.
Fossil source crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHALE | 50 % | 5 |
| TARPIT | 50 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fossil source
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shale
- gas
- coal
- coalbin
- oil
- peat
- resin
- rock
- tar
- bone
- fuel
- petroleum
Crossword Answer definitions
SHALE noun- A shell or husk; a cod or pod.
- A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.
- To take off the shell or coat of.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result SHALE
- Claylike rock
- Fissile rock
- Oil source
- Oil-yielding rock
- Fine-grained rock
- Fragile layered rock
- Product of mud compaction
- Rock used in fracking
- Sedimentary rock
- Fuel-yielding rock