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% BORE Drill (4) USA Today Quick Oct 19, 2025
7% OIL Lubricant (3) Puzzler Backwords Oct 12, 2025
7% OILED Lubricated (5) Eugene Sheffer Sep 10, 2025
7% OILUP Lubricate (5) New York Times Aug 6, 2025
6% GAP Opening (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 25, 2025
6% QUITEABIT Really spectacular drill component? (9) New York Times Oct 15, 2025
6% TWISTBITS Drill attachments with spiraling grooves (9) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
6% RIG Oil-drilling equipment (3)
6% PRACTICE Drill, e.g. (8) Wall Street Journal Oct 8, 2025

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