Word "SHALE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay

Crossword Clues for SHALE

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Mud product Wall Street Journal 30 Oct 2025
Rock formed from clay Thomas Joseph 28 Oct 2025
Sedimentary rock LA Times Daily 21 Oct 2025
Type of rock; leash (anag.) The Telegraph Plusword 18 Oct 2025
Layered rock Eugene Sheffer 14 Oct 2025
*Ad's goal Universal 10 Oct 2025
Oil source has excited the French (5) The Sun Two Speed 09 Oct 2025
Lash out then start eating rock (5) Puzzler Cryptic 23 Sep 2025
Slate source Thomas Joseph 02 Aug 2025
Fossil-yielding rock Universal 14 Jul 2025
Oil source has damaged the French The Sun Two Speed 07 Jul 2025
Fuel-yielding rock The Sun Two Speed 07 Jul 2025
Cut-price event involves hard rock (5)
Cement ingredient New York Times 23 May 2025
Rock that readily splits
Readily-splitting clay rock
Oil source rock
Rock that could contain oil
Rock that easily fractures New York Times Mini 19 Apr 2025
Dark fine-grained sedimentary rock (5)
Flaky rock Mirror Tea Time 19 Mar 2025
Smooth layered rock (5)
Layered rock New York Times 17 Feb 2025
Petroleum-yielding rock Newsday 21 Jan 2025
Clay rock
Rock formed from clay Thomas Joseph 10 Jan 2025
Heals (anag) (5)
Scaly stone
Spades fit into rock (5)
Alternative petroleum source
Husband in market for oil source The Sun Two Speed 08 Nov 2024
Fuel-yielding rock The Sun Two Speed 08 Nov 2024
The most common type of sedimentary rock (5)
Flaky rock Universal 30 Oct 2024
Sedimentary rock (5) The Guardian Quick 15 Oct 2024
Flaky rock known for holding fossils
Readily-splitting rock
Flaky rock that's a source of oil
Petroleum source Newsday 29 Sep 2024
Stratified rock which splits easily, created by successive layers of clay (5)
Fuel-yielding rock The Sun Two Speed 25 Sep 2024
Oil source has excited the French The Sun Two Speed 25 Sep 2024
Rock that's a source of petroleum
Layered rock Eugene Sheffer 20 Sep 2024
Oil-bearing rock Newsday 10 Sep 2024
Oil source has damaged the French The Sun Two Speed 09 Sep 2024
Fuel-yielding rock The Sun Two Speed 09 Sep 2024
Burgess _, British Columbia's fossils-rich site from 500 million plus years ago
Fossil rock Premier Sunday 18 Aug 2024
Layered rock; leash (anag.) The Telegraph Plusword 17 Aug 2024
Soft, sedimentary rock USA Today 15 Aug 2024
Oil-bearing rock USA Today 24 Jul 2024
Most common sedimentary rock Wall Street Journal 17 Jul 2024
Quiet beer is what produces gas? The Telegraph Toughie 27 Jun 2024
Flaky rock was originally sound and strong (5)
Clay-based rock
Auction includes hard rock (5) The Guardian Cryptic 03 Jun 2024
Rock that's a source of oil
Burgess ___ (rock bed noted for its fossils) New York Times 11 May 2024
She has the French rock splitting readily (5)
Blast rock used in building (5)
Sedimentary rock formed by layers of clay (5)
Stratified stone
Oil-bearing rock Newsday 31 Mar 2024
Layered rock New York Times 07 Mar 2024
Fossil fuel rock deposit
Small, healthy stone (5)
Fine-grained sedimentary rock Mirror Tea Time 28 Jan 2024
Soft rock prince found in the Kent area The Times Cryptic 11 Dec 2023
Flaky rock New York Times 08 Nov 2023
Sedimentary rock Thomas Joseph 01 Nov 2023
Rock formed from clay Thomas Joseph 04 Oct 2023
Layered rock LA Times Daily 20 Aug 2023
Fracking target New York Times 14 Jul 2023
Oil-bearing rock Newsday 07 Jun 2023
Oil-yielding rock Newsday 04 Jun 2023
Oil-bearing rock Newsday 26 Apr 2023
Fissile rock LA Times Daily 12 Apr 2023
Quiet beer possibly source of gas The Telegraph Cryptic 16 Feb 2023
Rock formed from compressed mud Wall Street Journal 31 Jan 2023
Fracking target LA Times Daily 06 Jan 2023
Rock a prince found in the Kent area The Times Cryptic 13 Dec 2022
Compressed clay Canadiana 26 Sep 2022
Fossil-yielding rock USA Today 14 Aug 2022
Fissile rock Wall Street Journal 11 Aug 2022
Thin-layered rock LA Times Daily 19 Jun 2022
Soft rock (rhymes with "whale")
Fine-grained sedimentary rock Irish Times Simplex 17 Jun 2022
A strong leader and hearty too, perhaps, with many layers. Irish Times Crosaire 03 May 2022
Oil-bearing rock USA Today 06 Nov 2021
Rock involved in fracking USA Today 13 Oct 2021
Slate source Thomas Joseph 09 Jul 2021
Thin-layered rock
Oil-rich mineral Universal 20 Jun 2021
One source of oil New York Times 13 Jun 2021
Oil source Universal 15 May 2021
Petroleum source Newsday 13 May 2021
Compressed clays Canadiana 10 May 2021
Oil-bearing rock Universal 26 Apr 2021
__ oil LA Times Daily 11 Apr 2021
__ oil The Washington Post 11 Apr 2021
Thin-layered sedimentary rock New York Times 31 Mar 2021
Fissile rock Wall Street Journal 27 Mar 2021
Singular, healthy, variety of gas
Fuel oil source Newsday 10 Jan 2021
Easily split rock Universal 09 Dec 2020
Rock source of petroleum Newsday 27 Oct 2020
Oil source Wall Street Journal 10 Oct 2020
Rock in which fossils can be found New York Times 24 Jul 2020
Oil-producing rock Universal 29 Apr 2020
Sedimentary rock The New Yorker 06 Apr 2020
Rock formed from clay Thomas Joseph 21 Dec 2019
Sedimentary rock Thomas Joseph 09 Dec 2019
Frackable rock Wall Street Journal 06 Nov 2019
Some mudrock
Some mudrock New York Times 01 Nov 2019
Fuel-yielding rock The Sun Two Speed 15 Oct 2019
Oil source has damaged the French The Sun Two Speed 15 Oct 2019
Rock that's 'fracked' USA Today 28 Sep 2019
Oil-producing rock Newsday 17 Sep 2019
Oil-yielding rock USA Today 28 May 2019
Fissile rock Universal 26 May 2019
Introduction of secure, healthy, source of gas
Product of clay compaction Wall Street Journal 12 Jan 2019
Oil-yielding rock
Product of clay compaction
Fissile rock
Rock that's "fracked"
Oil source New York Times 29 Dec 2018
Fossil source Universal 21 Dec 2018
Oil source has excited the French The Sun Two Speed 10 Dec 2018
Easily cleaved rock USA Today 03 Oct 2018
Rock from which slate is formed USA Today 27 Sep 2018
Sunflower's head — healthy source of oil
Oil-yielding mineral USA Today 09 Aug 2018
Petroleum source LA Times Daily 22 Jul 2018
Petroleum source The Washington Post 22 Jul 2018
Oil-bearing rock Newsday 11 Jul 2018
Fossil-yielding rock Universal 21 Jun 2018
Thin layered rock
Oil-bearing rock The Times Concise 22 May 2018
Sedimentary rock Universal 25 Apr 2018
Rock that's "fracked" USA Today 24 Mar 2018
Say nothing, given drink that may be full of gas!
Layered sedimentary rock Irish Times Simplex 16 Jan 2018
Fossil-yielding sedimentary rock USA Today 10 Jan 2018
Fossil-yielding sedimentary rock
Oil-yielding mineral
Rock from which slate is formed
Petroleum source
Oil source
Fossil source
Fossil-yielding rock
Sedimentary rock
Easily cleaved rock
Rock that's fracked USA Today 24 Dec 2017
Fracking target Wall Street Journal 14 Nov 2017
Oil-producing rock New York Times 28 Aug 2017
Fuel-yielding rock Newsday 06 Jul 2017
Fracking target New York Times 23 Jun 2017
Layered rock Eugene Sheffer 09 May 2017
Source of gas market includes hydrogen The Telegraph Toughie 13 Apr 2017
*Sedimentary rock New York Times 10 Jan 2017
Fracking target
Oil-producing rock
*Sedimentary rock
Rock that's fracked
Something fracked in fracking New York Times 24 Dec 2016
Fuel-yielding rock New York Times 02 Nov 2016
Mud, after compaction Wall Street Journal 21 Oct 2016
Fossil-yielding rock The Washington Post 16 Oct 2016
__ oil Newsday 20 Aug 2016
Sedimentary rock The Times Concise 17 May 2016
Fissile rock LA Times Daily 07 May 2016
Layered rock LA Times Daily 21 Apr 2016
Fracking material New York Times 08 Mar 2016
Slate source Premier Sunday 24 Jan 2016
Fissile rock Premier Sunday 17 Jan 2016
Something fracked in fracking
Fissile rock
Fuel-yielding rock
Oil source Newsday 22 Nov 2015
Easily split layered rock Irish Times Simplex 25 Aug 2015
Fissile rock USA Today 21 Aug 2015
Rock hotel in auction The Telegraph Cryptic 01 Jul 2015
Hardly hard rock? USA Today 04 May 2015
Flagstone material Universal 09 Mar 2015
Easily-split sedimentary rock Irish Times Simplex 17 Jan 2015
Hardly hard rock?
Oil source
Fissile rock
Flagstone material
Mineral layer involved in fracking
Laminated rock
Something settled long ago?
Thin-layered rock
Layered rock
Fuel-yielding rock
Fracking target
Petroleum source
Layered rock
Oil source
Compressed clay
Rock used for flagstones
Rock that may yield oil
Fine-grained sedimentary rock
Oil-bearing rock
Fine-grained sedimentary rock
Kerosene source
Oil-bearing rock
Easily split rock
Possible source of petroleum
Rock often containing quartz
Product of mud compaction
Oil-rich mineral
Kerosene source
Fossil holder
Rock often containing quartz
Fine-grained rock
Oil-bearing rock
Layered fissile rock
Oil-yielding rock
Oil-producing rock
Oil-yielding rock
Oil-yielding rock
Most common sedimentary rock
Petroleum source
Oil source
Fuel-yielding rock
A source of oil
Oil source
Source of oil
Fossil source
Slate, originally
Rock that splits easily
Oil source
Thin-layered rock
Synfuel source
Fossil-yielding rock
Oil source
Rock made from layered mud
Rock made in layers
Synfuel source
Common fossil rock
Sedimentary rock
River-delta material
Oil-yielding rock
Stratified rock
Oil source
Shelf material
Source of kerosene
Petroleum source
Mud, after centuries
Fissile rock
Mudstone, e.g.
Oil source
Oily rock
Claylike rock
Sedimentary rock
Layered rock
Fossil medium
Layered rock
Fossil holder
Oil-bearing rock
Oil source
Oil-bearing rock
Stratified rock
Fissile rock
Oil source
Petroleum source
Sedimentary rock
Stratified rock
Rock made into flagstones
Fine-grained rock
Fissile rock
Sedimentary stuff
Fine-grained rock
Petroleum source
Brick ingredient
Source of aluminum
Synfuel source
Oil-yielding rock
Possible source of petroleum
Not exactly hard rock?
Thin layered rock
Oil source
Mudstone
Oil-producing rock
Synfuel source
Oil rock
Laminated rock
Source of aluminum
Flagstone material
Laminated rock
Rock-made from layered mud
Oil rock
Oil--producing rock
Rock that may hold fossils
Grained rock
Layered rock
Laminar rock
Hardly hard rock?
Flaky rock
Synfuel source
Layered rock
Flaky rock
Mudstone
Not exactly hard rock?
Laminated rock
Sedimentary rock
Kind of oil
Laminated rock
Easily split rock
Fissile rock
Layered rock
Clayey rock
Oily stone
Type of oil
An oil source
Fragile layered rock
Fuel-yielding rock
Oil source
Cleavable rock
Argillaceous rock
A source of oil
Sedimentary rock
Rock that splits into bits
Fine-grained rock
One source of oil
Potential oil source
___ oil
Oil yielder
Source of oil
Oil rock
Kind of rock
Emergency oil source
Oil-bearing rock
Rock used in fracking
Petrologist's concern.
Laminated rock.
Petroleum source.
Rock.
Fine-grained rock.
Porous rock.
Fragile layered rock
Type of rock
Fissile rock.
Type of rock.
Product of mud compaction
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