Hard to unscrew, though well oiled (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TIGHT Hard to unscrew, though well oiled (5) (5)
5% ANOINTS Rubs with oil (7) LA Times Daily Feb 8, 2026
5% FAT Butter or oil (3) Commuter Feb 6, 2026
5% FIT Well (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 5, 2026
5% ALBEIT Even though (6) The Times Concise Feb 4, 2026
5% RARER More remarkable, though less well done (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Feb 3, 2026
5% ALSO As well (4) Commuter Feb 3, 2026
5% SPEW Emit (oil) (4) Puzzler Backwords Feb 2, 2026
5% ALLS "__ Well That Ends Well" (4) Commuter Jan 30, 2026
5% OLIVE Oil source? (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 29, 2026
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