Spread
The crossword clue "Spread" is answered by OLEO, a 4-letter entry. Used 101 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 5 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 101 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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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
- Toast topping - used 61 times, most recently in 2024
- Butterine - used 55 times, most recently in 2014
- Table spread - used 44 times, most recently in 2008
- 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
- Grocery item - used 32 times, most recently in 1995
- Butter sub - used 31 times, most recently in 2017
- Dairy case item - used 31 times, most recently in 2015
- Kitchen staple. - used 27 times, most recently in 1987
- Nondairy spread - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Promise, for one - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
- Substitute spread - used 23 times, most recently in 2017
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
- Party spread - PATE, used 26 times
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