The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word OLIVE , but the solution may also be SHALE which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
One source of oil crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OLIVE | 20 % | 5 |
| SHALE | 20 % | 5 |
| TIDELAND | 20 % | 8 |
| SEEP | 20 % | 4 |
| OLIVES | 20 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: One source of oil
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- crude oil
- petroleum
- olive
- shale
- linseed
- cod
- soybean
- cottonseed
- well
- nut
- palm
- sesame
Crossword Answer definitions
OLIVE noun- A tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
- The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).
- The wood of the olive tree.
- A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.
- An olivary body, part of the medulla oblongata.
- A component of a plumbing compression joint; a ring which is placed between the nut and the pipe and compressed during fastening to provide a seal.
- A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked.
- Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; so called from the shape.
- An oystercatcher, a shore bird.
- Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.
- A tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
- The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).
- The wood of the olive tree.
- A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.
- An olivary body, part of the medulla oblongata.
- A component of a plumbing compression joint; a ring which is placed between the nut and the pipe and compressed during fastening to provide a seal.
- A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked.
- Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; so called from the shape.
- An oystercatcher, a shore bird.
- Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.
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 OLIVE
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- Cocktail garnish
- Kind of drab
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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
More clues leading to the result TIDELAND
- State-owned underwater tract.
- One source of oil.
- Soft clam's home
- Beach
- Coastal land alternately submerged
- Coastal land regularly submerged
- Area often covered by flooding
More clues leading to the result SEEP
- Ooze
- Trickle down
- Enter slowly
- Filter through
- Percolate
- Slip through the cracks?
- Slow flow
- Run
- Trickle
- Creep out