Gelling agent
The crossword clue "Gelling agent" is answered by AGAR, a 4-letter entry. Used 36 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AGAR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AGAR answer page.
Used 36 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 8 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.
- GELATINE (1 uses in xd)
- PECTIN (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AGAR
Every other clue in this collection answered by AGAR, most used first.
- Culture medium - used 270 times, most recently in 2026
- Food thickener - used 105 times, most recently in 2026
- Seaweed product - used 89 times, most recently in 2024
- Petri dish gel - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- Lab gel - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
- Ice cream thickener - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Thickening agent - used 52 times, most recently in 2025
- Seaweed substance - used 43 times, most recently in 2021
- Lab medium - used 28 times, most recently in 2018
Related clues
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- Double agent - MOLE, used 89 times
- Ripening agent - AGER, used 66 times
- Govt. agent - TMAN, used 55 times
- Maturing agent - AGER, used 37 times
- FBI agent - GMAN, used 35 times
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