Answer to "Source of oil" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word OLIVE , but the solution may also be CANOLA which is one of the most recent solution (2012 in CrossSynergy).

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	57 %	5
SHALE	29 %	5
CANOLA	14 %	6

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Source of oil

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• well
• spring
• geyser
• abs
• interceptor
• collector
• sewer
• septic
• draining
• sink
• drain
• sepulchre

Crossword Answer definitions

OLIVE noun

1. A tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
2. The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).
3. The wood of the olive tree.
4. A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.
5. An olivary body, part of the medulla oblongata.
6. 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.
7. A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked.
8. Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; so called from the shape.
9. An oystercatcher, a shore bird.

OLIVE adjective

1. Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.

OLIVE noun

1. A tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
2. The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).
3. The wood of the olive tree.
4. A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.
5. An olivary body, part of the medulla oblongata.
6. 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.
7. A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked.
8. Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; so called from the shape.
9. An oystercatcher, a shore bird.

OLIVE adjective

1. 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
• Miss Oyl?
• Miss Oyl
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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 CANOLA

• Kind of oil
• Edible type of oil
• Cooking-oil source
• Vegetable-oil source
• Least fatty cooking oil
• Oil high in monounsaturated fatty acids
• Liquid high in monounsaturated fatty acids
• Edible oil type
• Source of oil
• Rapeseed product, familiarly