First to leave country departs on strange, crude vessel Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue First to leave country departs on strange, crude vessel featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on January 20, 2026. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OILDRUM.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OILDRUM First to leave country departs on strange, crude vessel (7) The Times Cryptic Jan 20, 2026
5% ODD Strange (3) Universal Jan 10, 2026
5% GOES Departs (4) Commuter Jan 10, 2026
5% LEFT Departed (4) USA Today Quick Jan 7, 2026
5% EMIGRES They leave their country, changing regimes (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 1, 2026
5% GONE Departed (4) The Telegraph Quick Dec 31, 2025
5% SECTION Department (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 27, 2025
5% OPEC Crude group (4) Newsday Dec 25, 2025
5% WENT Departed (4) Commuter Dec 23, 2025
5% ODDITY Strangeness - or something strange (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Dec 23, 2025

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