It's crude, then refined Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GAS It's crude, then refined (3) LA Times Daily Oct 5, 2017
90% EFFETE Overly refined (6) New York Times Jan 5, 2026
90% RAWER Less refined (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 1, 2026
85% HONE Refine over time (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 31, 2026
85% COARSENESS Lack of refinement (10) (10) Puzzler Jan 13, 2026
85% OPEC Crude group (4) Newsday Dec 25, 2025
85% AGES Refines, as wine (4) Commuter Dec 5, 2025
81% FBOMB Crude thing to drop, familiarly (5) New York Times Jan 17, 2026
81% ORE Refinable rock (3) USA Today Nov 23, 2025
81% SMELTS Refines, as ore (6) Eugene Sheffer Nov 21, 2025

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