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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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% JERRYCAN Container holding about five gallons, originally used for storing fuel (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 9, 2020
5% TINNED Stored in a metal container; indent (anagram) (6) The Times Concise Nov 25, 2025
5% DIESELOIL Spotted object on land storing the Spanish fuel (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 13, 2025
5% URN Vase used for storing ashes (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 13, 2025
5% TANK Where a car stores its fuel (4)
5% CANS Containers for some store-bought soups (4) USA Today Nov 5, 2025
5% GOLDENMEAN Lemonade drunk in gallon containers, the moderate way! (6,4) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 4, 2025
5% DELI Lied about store (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
5% GAS Fuel not used by EVs (3) USA Today Oct 11, 2025
5% PINT Eighth of a gallon (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 15, 2025

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