Spread in a tub
The crossword clue "Spread in a tub" is answered by OLEO, a 4-letter entry. Used 33 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1991. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
OLEO
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OLEO answer page.
Used 33 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1991. It appears in 11 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.
- PARKAY (1 uses in xd)
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
- Butter sub - used 31 times, most recently in 2017
- 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.
- Cracker spread - PATE, used 70 times
- BLT spread - MAYO, used 47 times
- Liver spread - PATE, used 31 times
- Deli spread - MAYO, used 28 times
- Canape spread - PATE, used 27 times
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