Container holding about five gallons, originally used for storing fuel Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Container holding about five gallons, originally used for storing fuel last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is JERRYCAN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% JERRYCAN Container holding about five gallons, originally used for storing fuel (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 9, 2020
6% OILTANK Fuel container (7) Eugene Sheffer Dec 19, 2025
5% PER Miles ___ gallon (3) Universal Feb 18, 2026
5% MULCH Originally, mixed up large containers holding material to put on garden (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Feb 14, 2026
5% PINT Eighth of a gallon (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 2, 2026
5% RUNSON Is fueled by (6) New York Times Feb 1, 2026
5% DELI Lied about store (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Jan 28, 2026
5% BIN "Use Me" container (3)
5% LOGICAL Consistent gallon, one used in pub (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 15, 2026
5% LADE Store in the hold (4) Thomas Joseph Dec 31, 2025

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