Butter sub
The crossword clue "Butter sub" is answered by OLEO, a 4-letter entry. Used 31 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1993. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
OLEO
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OLEO answer page.
Used 31 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2017; first recorded in 1993. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for OLEO
Every other clue in this collection answered by OLEO, most used first.
- Bread spread - used 297 times, most recently in 2025
- Margarine - used 209 times, most recently in 2026
- Butter substitute - used 159 times, most recently in 2026
- Toast topper - used 96 times, most recently in 2023
- Ersatz butter - used 68 times, most recently in 2018
- Butter alternative - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
- Butterine - used 55 times, most recently in 2014
- Muffin topper - used 37 times, most recently in 2017
- Stick in the fridge - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
- Spread in a tub - used 33 times, most recently in 2019
- Dairy case item - used 31 times, most recently in 2015
Related clues
Clues in this collection 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.
- Clarified butter - GHEE, used 51 times
- Sub ___ (secretly) - ROSA, used 47 times
- Sub shop - DELI, used 47 times
- Sub station? - DELI, used 42 times
- Butter portions - PATS, used 41 times
- Butter servings - PATS, used 30 times
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