Strong-smelling lubricant behind pleasurable activity (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Strong-smelling lubricant behind pleasurable activity (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on February 18, 2026. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FUNKY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FUNKY Strong-smelling lubricant behind pleasurable activity (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 18, 2026
7% ODOR Strong smell (4) USA Today Feb 15, 2026
5% OIL Auto lubricant (3) Newsday Feb 16, 2026
5% TUSHIE Behind (6) New York Times Feb 15, 2026
5% GLEE Extreme pleasure (4) Puzzler Backwords Feb 13, 2026
5% AROMA Smell (5) The Telegraph Mini Feb 10, 2026
5% GREASE Musical lubricant (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Jan 25, 2026
5% JOYS Pleasures (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 24, 2026
5% ITD "___ be a pleasure" (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 24, 2026
5% DYNAMIC Active (7) The Telegraph Quick Jan 22, 2026

Clues for The Guardian Cryptic Puzzle on February 18, 2026

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