The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word OILY , but the solution may also be SMOOTH which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Slick crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OILY | 56 % | 4 |
| SLY | 7 % | 3 |
| ICY | 7 % | 3 |
| DEFT | 6 % | 4 |
| GLOSSY | 4 % | 6 |
| SMOOTH | 3 % | 6 |
| WILY | 3 % | 4 |
| WET | 3 % | 3 |
| GLIB | 2 % | 4 |
| FLOSSY | 1 % | 6 |
| NIFTY | 1 % | 5 |
| OILSPOT | 1 % | 7 |
| ADEPT | 1 % | 5 |
| ARTFUL | 1 % | 6 |
| SUAVE | 1 % | 5 |
| SHREWD | 1 % | 6 |
Why may OILY be the right solution?
The word "slick" can mean smooth and slippery, which is also a characteristic of oil. Therefore, "oily" is an appropriate answer for the clue "slick".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Slick
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- slippery
- satiny
- sleek
- slipperiness
- slippy
- smooth
- glossy
- slick down
- pat
- slip
- silklike
- silky
Crossword Answer definitions
OILY noun- A marble with an oily lustre.
- (in the plural) Oilskins. (waterproof garment)
- Relating to or resembling oil.
- Covered with or containing oil.
- Excessively friendly or polite but insincere.
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 OILY
- Like some salad dressings
- Mechanic's rag, after use
- Unctuous
- Fit for zits
- Needing a shampoo
- Like auto shop floors
- Like garage floors
- Like unwashed hair
- Slick
- Slimy
More clues leading to the result SLY
- Crafty
- Clever like Stallone?
- Cunning
- Like a fox
- Underhanded
- Clever like a fox
- Leader of the Family Stone
- Sneaky
- Stallone sobriquet
- Stallone, in the tabloids
More clues leading to the result ICY
- In need of sanding
- Frigid
- Numbing
- Arctic, as a wind
- Like some wintery streets
- Aloof
- Distant
- Hardly approachable
- Like some stares
- Rather unfriendly
More clues leading to the result DEFT
- Skillful
- Adroit
- Dexterous
- Like a pickpocket's fingers
- Adept
- Like a jack-of-all-trades
- Resourceful
- Nimble-digited
- Light-fingered
- Sure-fingered
More clues leading to the result GLOSSY
- Type of photo
- Lustrous
- Like some magazine covers
- Photo finish
- Slick
- Snap, perhaps
- Polished
- Shiny photo
- Shiny print
- Vibrant photo
More clues leading to the result SMOOTH
- Without lumps
- Unwrinkled
- Get even
- Polished
- Smash for Santana
- Creamy
- Make even
- Suave
- Like a closely-shaven cheek
- Word often used in razor ads
More clues leading to the result WILY
- Like a fox
- Sly
- Cunning
- Full of guile
- Crafty
- Astute
- Slick
- Skillfully deceptive
- Skilled at deception
- Crazy like a fox
More clues leading to the result WET
- Anti-prohibitionist
- Dripping
- Like many an April day
- ____ behind the ears
- Dewy
- Emulate some dolls
- Freshly painted
- Drippy
- Drenched
- __ behind the ears
More clues leading to the result GLIB
- Fluently talkative
- Fast-talking
- Smooth-talking
- Talkative
- Facile
- Smooth-tongued
- Flippant
- Silver-tongued
- Superficially fluent
- Facile in speech
More clues leading to the result FLOSSY
- Slick
- Downy
- Overly decorated
- Overly ornamented
- Soft and smooth
- Overly stylish
- Most stylish: Slang.
- Light; downy.
- Elegant: Slang.
- Relative of "ritzy."
More clues leading to the result NIFTY
- Groovy
- Swell
- Kin of "Peachy!"
- Peachy-keen
- Simply marv
- Really neat
- Very good
- Excellent
- Sizable, as a profit
- Neat
More clues leading to the result OILSPOT
- Garage floor evidence of an automotive problem
- Driveway blotch
- Garage smudge
- Garage floor blemish
- Driveway deposit
- Ceramist's ___ glaze
- Slick
- Garage stain
- Garage floor stain
- Driveway blemish
More clues leading to the result ADEPT
- Highly skilled
- Masterful
- Skillful
- Shows advanced skill
- Proficient
- Skilled
- Able one
- Expert
- Crackerjack
- Particularly skillful
More clues leading to the result ARTFUL
- Like Dickens's Dodger
- Cunning
- Like a certain Dodger
- Clever
- Like the Dodger in "Oliver!"
- Crafty
- Sly
- Imaginative
- Like Dickens' Dodger
- Like a memorable Dodger
More clues leading to the result SUAVE
- Smooth in manner
- Debonair
- Good with lines?
- Smooth
- Smooth, socially
- Urbane
- Dorky's opposite
- Like a smooth operator
- Polished
- Gracefully tactful