Lubricate
The crossword clue "Lubricate" is answered by OIL, a 3-letter entry. Used 159 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026. 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 159 times across 43 distinct years; most recently in 2026. 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.
- GREASE (20 uses in xd)
- OILUP (15 uses in xd)
- BRIBE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for OIL
Every other clue in this pilot answered by OIL, most used first.
- Black gold - used 121 times, most recently in 2026
- Texas tea - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
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