Compound said to define 'carbolic' for a start -- one of these? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ACIDS Compound said to define 'carbolic' for a start -- one of these? (5) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 14, 2016
4% ETHANOL Organic compound, one that almost fouled lake (7) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 18, 2025
4% AMEN "You said it!" (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 18, 2025
4% LYES Caustic compounds (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 17, 2025
4% OPENENDED Far from closely defined (4-5) (9) Puzzler Dec 17, 2025
4% SLATE Start with a clean ___ (start anew) (5)
4% BEGIN Start (5) New York Times Dec 16, 2025
4% STATED Said explicitly (6) Newsday Dec 15, 2025
4% SETOUT Start (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 15, 2025
4% BADSEED One who's rotten from the start (7) New York Times Dec 15, 2025

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