I was in the van although nothing at the start had been greased (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue I was in the van although nothing at the start had been greased (5) . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OILED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OILED I was in the van although nothing at the start had been greased (5) (5)
6% SAVED Delivered although had not been spent (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 20, 2026
6% WERE Had been (4) New York Times Mini Jan 15, 2026
6% WEVE "___ been had!" (4) New York Times Dec 10, 2025
5% FAT Cooking grease (3) The Times Concise Jan 14, 2026
5% FUN "Been number one, but I never had two / And I can't have ___ if I can't have you" (3) USA Today Jan 10, 2026
5% REOIL Grease again (5) LA Times Daily Jan 8, 2026
5% RELATE "I can ___" ("Been there") (6) USA Today Dec 28, 2025
5% TALLOW Fat, grease (6) Puzzler Backwords Dec 21, 2025
5% OILY Grease-smeared (4) Puzzler Backwords Dec 17, 2025
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