Like vinegar
The crossword clue "Like vinegar" is answered by ACETIC, a 6-letter entry. Used 13 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ACETIC
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACETIC answer page.
Used 13 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1942. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- LOWPH (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ACETIC
Every other clue in this collection answered by ACETIC, most used first.
- Vinegary - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ acid (vinegar component) - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- ___ acid - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Containing vinegar - used 7 times, most recently in 2009
- Kind of acid - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Like better - PREFER, used 56 times
- Like - AKINTO, used 44 times
- Like some garages - ONECAR, used 36 times
- Stick like glue - ADHERE, used 33 times
- Like some patches - IRONON, used 31 times
- Like llamas - ANDEAN, used 30 times
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