Like oil before it's been refined Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Like oil before it's been refined . 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 CRUDE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CRUDE Like oil before it's been refined (5)
5% RUDE Hardly refined (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 16, 2025
5% RESET Like trees that have been transplanted (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
5% SMELT Refine, as ore (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 11, 2025
5% HAS "It ___ been a year!" (3) USA Today Oct 11, 2025
5% COD ___ liver oil (3)
5% DEBONED Like some chicken before cooking (7) New York Times Oct 9, 2025
5% PRE Before (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
5% AGO Before (3) New York Times Oct 5, 2025
5% WELLS Oil sources (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 1, 2025
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