Oily yellowish liquid used as a preservative for wood (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CREOSOTE Oily yellowish liquid used as a preservative for wood (8) (8)
6% INK Liquid used in pens (3) Puzzler Backwords Nov 15, 2025
5% CAN Preserve, in a way (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 22, 2025
5% ETHER Colorless volatile liquid that was used as a general anesthetic (5)
5% SAVE Preserve (4) (4) Puzzler Nov 19, 2025
5% CAMEL Yellowish tan (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 15, 2025
5% SALT Preservative used for thousands of years (4) LA Times Daily Nov 14, 2025
5% FIXER Darkroom liquid (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 10, 2025
5% YEW Wood used in cabinetry (3) LA Times Daily Nov 9, 2025
5% OVA Cells that can be vitrified and preserved for future use (3) New York Times Nov 7, 2025
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