The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SLICK , but the solution may also be SEEPINGSLICKNESS which is one of the most recent solution (2007 in New York Times).
Oil spill crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLICK | 50 % | 5 |
| SEEPINGSLICKNESS | 50 % | 16 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Oil spill
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- oil spot
- oil slick
- oil tanker
- sea breach
- oiler
- oil platform
- oilskins
- storm oil
- seaspray
- containment boom
- flotsam and jetsam
- slush
Crossword Answer definitions
SLICK noun- A covering of liquid, particularly oil.
- Someone who is clever and untrustworthy.
- A tool used to make something smooth or even.
- A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing.
- A helicopter.
- A camera-ready image to be used by a printer. The "slick" is photographed to produce a negative image which is then used to burn a positive offset plate or other printing device.
- A wide paring chisel used in joinery.
- To make slick.
- Slippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
- Appearing expensive or sophisticated.
- Superficially convincing but actually untrustworthy.
- (often used sarcastically) Clever, making an apparently hard task easy.
- Extraordinarily great or special.
- Sleek; smooth
- The finer portion of crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin, separated by the water in certain wet processes.
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 SLICK
- Unctuous
- Oil-spill formation
- Oily spot
- Clever
- Cleverly devised
- Glossy
- Oily
- Covered in ice or oil
- Sign of a spill
- Smooth-talking