The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word TAR , but the solution may also be SEADOG which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Old salt crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TAR | 55 % | 3 |
| SEADOG | 33 % | 6 |
| GOB | 5 % | 3 |
| SEAFARER | 5 % | 8 |
| SAILOR | 1 % | 6 |
| WATERDOG | 1 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Old salt
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- jack-tar
- seaman
- mariner
- seafarer
- gob
- tar
- sea dog
- salt
- salty dog
- old horse
- old man
- oldster
Crossword Answer definitions
TAR noun- (usually uncountable) A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
- Coal tar.
- A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
- A sailor, because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes.
- Black tar, a form of heroin.
- To coat with tar.
- To besmirch.
- A program for archiving files, common on Unix systems.
- A file produced by such a program.
- To create a tar archive.
- A Persian long-necked, waisted instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.
- A single-headed round frame drum originating in North Africa and the Middle East.
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 TAR
- Black gunk
- Defile
- Highway-crew need
- Macadam material
- Pitch
- Pitch yielder
- Roofing material
- Seafarer
- Sticky black stuff
- __ Heel (North Carolinian)
More clues leading to the result SEADOG
- Popeye, for one
- Seasoned salt?
- Old salt
- Veteran sailor
- Experienced sailor
- Salt
- Grizzled gob
- Seasoned sailor
- "Pequod" crewman
- Skilled sailor
More clues leading to the result GOB
- Tar
- One who takes liberties
- Seaman
- Sea salt
- "Arrested Development" brother
- Jack-tar
- Sailor
- Sloppy lump
- Big wet hunk
- Squishy mass
More clues leading to the result SEAFARER
- Mariner
- Columbus, e.g.
- Old salt
- Early explorer, of necessity
- Sinbad, for one
- Jason, for one
- Sailor
- McGinty, for instance.
- Sailor.
- Conrad, as a young man.
More clues leading to the result SAILOR
- Shore-leave taker
- Tar
- "Heave ho" giver, perhaps
- Crew member
- Hand on deck
- Popeye, for one
- Junk man?
- Salt
- Popeye or Bluto
- ___ Moon (anime series)