Remove traces of oil -- a better fluid Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Remove traces of oil -- a better fluid last seen in Telegraph Cryptic 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OBLITERATE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OBLITERATE Remove traces of oil -- a better fluid (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 9, 2023
6% REACT Respond by removing trace (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 8, 2026
6% ERASE Remove all traces of (5) (5) Mirror Classic Dec 1, 2025
6% WIPEAWAY Remove all traces of (8) Wall Street Journal Nov 25, 2025
5% SAUL "Better Call ___" (4) Universal Jan 7, 2026
5% HEALS Gets better (5) New York Times Jan 7, 2026
5% BEST "Good, better, ___" (4)
5% MEH "Could be better" (3) TV Jan 4, 2026
5% RIG Oil apparatus (3) Commuter Jan 3, 2026
5% THEY Gender-fluid pronoun (4) LA Times Daily Dec 31, 2025

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