Food thickener
The crossword clue "Food thickener" is answered by AGAR, a 4-letter entry. Used 105 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
AGAR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AGAR answer page.
Used 105 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 19 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- ARROWROOT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AGAR
Every other clue in this pilot answered by AGAR, most used first.
- Culture medium - used 270 times, most recently in 2026
- Petri dish gel - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- Lab gel - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
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