Black gold
The crossword clue "Black gold" is answered by OIL, a 3-letter entry. Used 121 times across 41 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 22 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
OIL
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OIL answer page.
Used 121 times across 41 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 22 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.
- TEXASTEA (14 uses in xd)
- CRUDEOIL (1 uses in xd)
- CRUDEPETROLEUM (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OIL
Every other clue in this pilot answered by OIL, most used first.
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
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- Black goo - TAR, used 83 times
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