The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word AMOCO , but the solution may also be ESSO which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Standard Oil offshoot crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AMOCO | 67 % | 5 |
| ESSO | 33 % | 4 |
Why may ESSO be the right solution?
"ESSO" is the right answer because it was an offshoot of Standard Oil. The name "ESSO" is derived from the phonetic pronunciation of the initials "S" and "O" in Standard Oil.
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More clues leading to the result AMOCO
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