Opening for a lubricant, as in a drill Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Opening for a lubricant, as in a drill last seen in Premier Sunday puzzle. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OILHOLE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OILHOLE Opening for a lubricant, as in a drill (7) Premier Sunday Nov 5, 2023
7% OIL Lubricating fluid (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 18, 2026
7% OILED Lubricated (5) USA Today Jan 12, 2026
7% NOT "This is ___ a drill" (3)
7% OILS Lubricates (4) USA Today Jan 2, 2026
6% SHUT Not open (4) Commuter Feb 3, 2026
6% SARGE Drill leader, familiarly (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 2, 2026
6% GREASE Musical lubricant (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Jan 25, 2026
6% BIT Drill insert (3) New York Times Jan 21, 2026
6% CASTOROIL Pale yellow lubricant (6,3) (9) Mirror Quick Jan 15, 2026

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