Distilled from coal tar, a compound found in mothballs Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Distilled from coal tar, a compound found in mothballs 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 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NAPHTHALENE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NAPHTHALENE Distilled from coal tar, a compound found in mothballs (11) The Times Specialist Sunday May 10, 2020
6% XYLENE Coal tar distillate (6) Wall Street Journal Jan 7, 2017
6% CRESOLS Coal-tar distillates (7)
5% SEAM Where coal is found (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 1, 2025
5% NAPHTHA Distillation product from coal tar boiling containing aromatic hydrocarbons (7)
5% PHENOLS Compounds made from coal tar (7)
4% ENOL Carbon compound (4) New York Times Sep 7, 2025
4% LIPID Fatty compound (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 1, 2025
4% MINE Source of coal or diamonds (4) Commuter Aug 18, 2025
4% SCUTTLE Coal container (7) (7) The Sun Mini Aug 12, 2025

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