The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SALVE which also is the latest solution we found used in Washington Post in 2003.
Zinc ointment, eg crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SALVE | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Zinc ointment, eg
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- salve
- oxide
- zinc ointment
- zinc oxide
- calamine
- actinium
- cadmium
- cent
- gallium
- indium
- metal
- metallic soap
Crossword Answer definitions
SALVE noun- An ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects.
- Any remedy or action that soothes or heals.
- To calm or assuage.
- To heal by applications or medicaments; to apply salve to; to anoint.
- To heal; to remedy; to cure; to make good.
- To salvage.
- To save (the appearances or the phenomena); to explain (a celestial phenomenon); to account for (the apparent motions of the celestial bodies).
- To resolve (a difficulty); to refute (an objection); to harmonize (an apparent contradiction).
- To explain away; to mitigate; to excuse.
- Hail; a greeting.
- To say “salve” to; to greet; to salute.
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