| Rudimentary, primitive |
The Times Concise |
24 Mar 2026 |
| Coarse |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Feb 2026 |
| Cold, discourteous and smutty (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
13 Feb 2026 |
| Unrefined, like some oil |
The Telegraph Mini |
11 Feb 2026 |
| Like unrefined oil |
Universal |
05 Dec 2025 |
| Unrefined, as oil |
The Telegraph Plusword |
03 Dec 2025 |
| Vulgar, tasteless (5) |
Mirror Classic |
23 Oct 2025 |
| Unrefined |
LA Times Daily |
28 Sep 2025 |
| Unrefined |
Commuter |
27 Sep 2025 |
| Vulgar (5) |
Mirror Classic |
25 Aug 2025 |
| Vulgar |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Jul 2025 |
| Churlish, initially, impolite and coarse (5) |
|
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| Offensive councillor due to be replaced (5) |
|
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| Unrefined |
USA Today |
24 Jun 2025 |
| Vulgar |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jun 2025 |
| Tasteless, coarse (5) |
|
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| In a natural state |
|
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| Tasteless, vulgar (5) |
Mirror Classic |
14 May 2025 |
| Lacking polish, but credit may be due (5) |
|
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| Coarse |
New York Times |
16 Apr 2025 |
| Primitive |
Commuter |
22 Mar 2025 |
| Like some oil |
Universal |
20 Feb 2025 |
| Vulgar; type of 21 Down |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
18 Feb 2025 |
| Unrefined oil is vulgar (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
27 Jan 2025 |
| Unreflned (5) |
|
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| Head of company lacking in courtesy and unsophisticated (5) |
|
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| Like some jokes or oil |
|
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| Oil: carful does regularly |
The Sun Two Speed |
26 Nov 2024 |
| Unrefined |
The Sun Two Speed |
26 Nov 2024 |
| Not finished being impolite to the college head (5) |
|
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| Vulgar |
Mirror Classic |
25 Nov 2024 |
| Like oil before it's been refined |
|
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| Coarse, uncultured (5) |
|
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| Like unprocessed oil |
|
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| Vulgar |
Mirror Classic |
02 Sep 2024 |
| About to get impolite and coarse |
Mirror Cryptic |
28 Aug 2024 |
| Earthy, ribald |
Mirror Quick |
28 Aug 2024 |
| I'm immature and it's all due to credit |
|
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| Roughly made |
|
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| Obnoxious, crass |
The Telegraph Plusword |
30 Jul 2024 |
| Unrefined, as oil |
The Telegraph Plusword |
25 Jul 2024 |
| Crass |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jul 2024 |
| Cured in a rough way (5) |
|
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| Unrefined |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
23 Jun 2024 |
| A number are insolent, without refinement (5) |
|
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| Unrefined |
USA Today |
03 Jun 2024 |
| Constant unrefined oil (5) |
The Telegraph Toughie |
14 May 2024 |
| It is not refined to hear one manned the boats (5) |
|
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| Unrefined |
New York Times |
09 May 2024 |
| Simple, basic (5) |
|
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| Unrefined |
LA Times Daily |
19 Apr 2024 |
| Charlie lacks refinement and is vulgar |
|
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| Having a potty mouth |
New York Times Mini |
06 Apr 2024 |
| Apt rhyme for "lewd" |
New York Times |
26 Mar 2024 |
| Vulgar |
Mirror Classic |
21 Mar 2024 |
| Rough, primitive (5) |
|
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| May be due for credit first but is unprepared (5) |
|
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| Impolite |
Newsday |
19 Feb 2024 |
| Credit due to be changed for the unrefined (5) |
|
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| Coarse councillor due to be replaced (5) |
|
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| Unrefined |
LA Times Daily |
24 Dec 2023 |
| Boorish |
Commuter |
29 Nov 2023 |
| Coarse, rude |
|
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| Vulgar |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Sep 2023 |
| What barrels measure |
Newsday |
15 Jul 2023 |
| Vulgar, coarse |
The Times Concise |
08 Jun 2023 |
| Lacking refinement |
USA Today |
17 Jun 2022 |
| Unrefined |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Jun 2022 |
| Like some R-rated humor |
Universal |
14 May 2022 |
| Not having undergone processing |
|
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| Rough or undeveloped |
|
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| Yet to be processed |
New York Times |
24 Sep 2021 |
| Unrefined |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Jul 2021 |
| In a raw state |
The Times Concise |
17 May 2021 |
| Rough |
LA Times Daily |
20 Feb 2021 |
| Rough |
|
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| Charlie argued regularly with environmentalists' leader, becoming vulgar |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Jan 2021 |
| Unrefined |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Aug 2020 |
| Vulgar |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Jun 2020 |
| ... is indecent, cold and impolite |
|
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| Unprocessed 23-Across |
Universal |
13 Dec 2019 |
| In need of refinement |
New York Times |
10 Dec 2019 |
| In need of refinement |
|
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| Unrefined barrelful |
New York Times |
06 Nov 2019 |
| Unrefined barrelful |
|
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| Inelegant |
Newsday |
28 Jul 2019 |
| Like some oil and remarks |
New York Times |
12 Jun 2019 |
| Tactless |
Newsday |
22 May 2019 |
| Charlie's discourteous and rough |
|
|
| Like some oil and remarks |
|
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| Primitive; oil |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Dec 2018 |
| Without tact |
Newsday |
24 Oct 2018 |
| Like the humor of some limericks |
|
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| Oil? Carful does, regularly |
|
|
| Boorish |
|
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| Like raw oil |
Universal |
27 Nov 2017 |
| Unpolished |
Newsday |
18 Nov 2017 |
| Unsubtle |
Newsday |
27 Oct 2017 |
| Oil variety |
Universal |
21 Oct 2017 |
| Hastily fashioned |
Newsday |
25 Aug 2017 |
| Take off the top layer, still it's rough |
|
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| Vulgar |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Jul 2017 |
| Waste matter and energy, lacking refinement |
|
|
| Input for a refinery |
LA Times Daily |
22 Feb 2017 |
| Oil variety |
|
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| Like raw oil |
|
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| Input for a refinery |
|
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| Like locker room humor |
USA Today |
16 Oct 2016 |
| Neanderthal |
|
|
| Unrefined |
The Guardian Speedy |
03 Sep 2016 |
| Not expertly made |
|
|
| Unrefined |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jul 2016 |
| Unrefined |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Jun 2016 |
| Potty-mouthed |
New York Times |
31 May 2016 |
| Lacking subtlety, say |
New York Times |
13 May 2016 |
| Persian Gulf cargo |
LA Times Daily |
20 Apr 2016 |
| Primarily crass and vulgar |
|
|
| Natural mineral oil |
The Times Concise |
01 Mar 2016 |
| Caught short by what those who work well are looking for |
|
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| Vulgar |
New York Times |
09 Feb 2016 |
| Vulgar type? Take the head off one and you'll still find it offensive! |
|
|
| Unrefined |
|
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| Potty-mouthed |
|
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| Vulgar |
|
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| Not appropriate for younger ears |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Dec 2015 |
| Lacking comportment |
|
|
| Unrefined oil |
Universal |
04 Nov 2015 |
| Coarse |
LA Times Daily |
25 Sep 2015 |
| Impolite |
Newsday |
16 Aug 2015 |
| Uncouth |
USA Today |
26 Jun 2015 |
| Rough or undeveloped |
|
|
| Unprocessed, as oil |
Universal |
21 May 2015 |
| Unrefined |
Universal |
26 Apr 2015 |
| Neanderthal |
Newsday |
11 Apr 2015 |
| Rude; raw |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Mar 2015 |
| Lacking polish |
Newsday |
21 Mar 2015 |
| Unrefined oil |
|
|
| Not appropriate for younger ears |
|
|
| Uncouth |
|
|
| Lacking comportment |
|
|
| Rudimentary |
|
|
| Coarse |
|
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| Impolite |
|
|
| Inelegant |
|
|
| Lacking polish |
|
|
| Neanderthal |
|
|
| Unprocessed, as oil |
|
|
| Unrefined |
|
|
| Initially coarse and unrefined? |
|
|
| A bit crass and vulgar |
|
|
| Unrefined |
|
|
| Like oil by the barrel |
|
|
| Lacking culture |
|
|
| Showing lack of skill |
|
|
| Unpolished |
|
|
| Boorish |
|
|
| It needs refinement |
|
|
| Like shock rocker |
|
|
| Unrefined oil |
|
|
| Lacking tact |
|
|
| Unrefined |
|
|
| Oil refinery input |
|
|
| Like Uncle Buck, in "Uncle Buck" |
|
|
| Oil refinery input |
|
|
| Well-made product? |
|
|
| Lacking finish |
|
|
| Like shacks and shanties |
|
|
| Oil directly from a well |
|
|
| Unrefined cargo |
|
|
| Unrefined oil |
|
|
| Vulgar |
|
|
| Unrefined oil |
|
|
| Vulgar |
|
|
| Boorish |
|
|
| Like oil directly from a well |
|
|
| Boorish |
|
|
| Tanker's cargo |
|
|
| Neanderthal |
|
|
| Needing refinement |
|
|
| Tanker filler |
|
|
| Like some jokes |
|
|
| Oil by the barrel |
|
|
| Primitive |
|
|
| Like some jokes |
|
|
| Unrefined |
|
|
| Unrefined |
|
|
| Far from polished |
|
|
| Boorish |
|
|
| Not fit for mixed company |
|
|
| It's measured in barrels |
|
|
| Totally tactless |
|
|
| Unrefined |
|
|
| Unprocessed |
|
|
| Oil state |
|
|
| Not refined |
|
|
| Not refined |
|
|
| Type of oil |
|
|
| Lacking polish |
|
|
| Refinery stock |
|
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| Refinery stock |
|
|
| Oil, before refining |
|
|
| Exxon Valdez spill |
|
|
| Fight the good fight |
|
|
| Uncouth |
|
|
| Far from polished |
|
|
| Boorish |
|
|
| Like Howard Stern |
|
|
| Rudimentary |
|
|
| Uncouth |
|
|
| Important campaign |
|
|
| Displaying 5-Down |
|
|
| Tanker load |
|
|
| Far from suave |
|
|
| Unrefined |
|
|
| It's in some pipelines |
|
|
| Makeshift |
|
|
| Uncouth |
|
|
| Unprocessed |
|
|
| Uncouth |
|
|
| Unrefined |
|
|
| Unrefined |
|
|
| Tactless |
|
|
| Unrefined |
|
|
| Uncoth |
|
|
| Tanker's cargo |
|
|
| Well-made product? |
|
|
| Oil-field oil |
|
|
| Like some oil |
|
|
| Unfinished |
|
|
| Petroleum |
|
|
| Adjective for a tanker's load |
|
|
| Rough |
|
|
| Inelegant |
|
|
| Uncouth |
|
|
| Type of oil |
|
|
| Unpolished |
|
|
| Wanting tact. |
|
|
| Lacking taste. |
|
|
| Lacking tact. |
|
|
| Boorish. |
|
|
| Unfinished. |
|
|
| One kind of oil. |
|
|
| Unrefined. |
|
|
| Primitive. |
|
|
| Unpolished. |
|
|
| Raw. |
|
|
| Coarse |
|
|
| Makeshift. |
|
|
| In the natural state |
|
|
| Uncultured. |
|
|
| Lacking finish. |
|
|
| Immature. |
|
|
| Uncouth. |
|
|