Basil sauce
The crossword clue "Basil sauce" is answered by PESTO, a 5-letter entry. Used 22 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PESTO
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PESTO answer page.
Used 22 times across 15 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for PESTO
Every other clue in this collection answered by PESTO, most used first.
- Green sauce - used 106 times, most recently in 2026
- Basil-based sauce - used 86 times, most recently in 2026
- Green pasta sauce - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Sauce made with basil - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Sauce made with pine nuts - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Garlicky sauce - AIOLI, used 105 times
- Pasta sauce brand - PREGO, used 22 times
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