Big name in oil
The crossword clue "Big name in oil" is answered by HESS, a 4-letter entry. Used 19 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
HESS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the HESS answer page.
Used 19 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1999. 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.
- MAZOLA (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for HESS
Every other clue in this collection answered by HESS, most used first.
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- Dame Myra - used 74 times, most recently in 2024
- Pianist Dame Myra - used 43 times, most recently in 2019
- Gas company with toy trucks - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Shell competitor - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- British pianist - used 8 times, most recently in 2009
- British pianist Myra - used 8 times, most recently in 2008
- Name on toy fuel trucks - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
- Piano-playing Dame - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
- Shell rival - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Dame Myra at the piano - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Dame of the piano - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
- Gas company known for its toy trucks - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Company with toy trucks - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
Related clues
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- Big rig - SEMI, used 251 times
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