Oil, before refining Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CRUDE Oil, before refining (5)
8% FICTIONAL Oil, in fact, made up when refined (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic May 15, 2026
8% ESSENTIAL Word before "oil" or "worker" (9) Universal May 14, 2026
8% ARTMAJOR Person learning how to refine oils? (8) The Atlantic Apr 9, 2026
8% ELEGANT Refined (7) The Telegraph Quick Mar 12, 2026
7% OPEC Oil cartel (4) Eugene Sheffer May 12, 2026
7% ORES Refined finds (4) Premier Sunday May 10, 2026
7% ARTSCAMS Plots with oil (8) Newsday May 2, 2026
7% ATTAR Rose oil (5) The Washington Post Mini May 1, 2026
7% ANOINT Rub with oil (6) New York Times Apr 30, 2026
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