Pesto ingredient
The crossword clue "Pesto ingredient" is answered by BASIL, a 5-letter entry. Used 45 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
BASIL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BASIL answer page.
Used 45 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 14 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.
- PINENUT (19 uses in xd)
- GARLIC (3 uses in xd)
- OLIVEOIL (2 uses in xd)
- CRUSHEDGARLIC (1 uses in xd)
- PINENUTS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for BASIL
Every other clue in this collection answered by BASIL, most used first.
- Pesto herb - used 89 times, most recently in 2026
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