Varnish ingredient
The crossword clue "Varnish ingredient" is answered by RESIN, a 5-letter entry. Used 86 times across 42 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 16 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RESIN
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RESIN answer page.
Used 86 times across 42 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 16 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.
- COPAL (6 uses in xd)
- TUNGOIL (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for RESIN
Every other clue in this collection answered by RESIN, most used first.
- Pine product - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Amber, for one - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
- Pine exudation - used 22 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- Gunpowder ingredient - NITER, used 67 times
- Pesto ingredient - BASIL, used 45 times
- Varnish ingredient - ELEMI, used 44 times
- Bread ingredient - YEAST, used 42 times
- Varnish resin - ELEMI, used 38 times
- Perfume ingredient - ESTER, used 35 times
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