Table staple

The answer

SALT

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SALT answer page.

Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2009; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 4 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.

• OLEO (4 uses in xd)
• MEAT (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for SALT

Every other clue in this collection answered by SALT, most used first.

• Pretzel topping - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
• Shaker contents - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
• Pretzel topper - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• NaCl - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Pepper's partner - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
• Season - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Sodium chloride - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• Tar - used 23 times, most recently in 2019
• __ and pepper - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Shaker stuff - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Pretzel seasoning - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Shaker fill - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Ice melter - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Sea dog - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
• Margarita garnish - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Preserve, in a way - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• Seasoning - used 14 times, most recently in 2019
• Pepper partner - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Arizona river. - used 12 times, most recently in 1976
• Common condiment - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Condiment. - used 11 times, most recently in 2000
• Skeptic's grain - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
• Popcorn seasoning - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Kitchen staple - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• Pungency - used 9 times, most recently in 2008
• Pungent wit - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Sailor - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• Seasoned sailor - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Seasoning in a shaker - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Veteran sailor - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Condiment in a shaker - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Mariner - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Save, with "away" - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Bad thing to get in a wound - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Cellar contents - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Common seasoning - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Flavor enhancer - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Pepa's partner - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Pungent humor - used 7 times, most recently in 1989
• Road deicer - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Wit - used 7 times, most recently in 2000
• Coating on the rim of a margarita glass - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Dash in the kitchen - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Margarita option - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• "Needs more ___" - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Pinch in the kitchen - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Preserve, perhaps - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Put (away) - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Season, in a way - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Shaker filler - used 6 times, most recently in 2019

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.

• Table scraps - ORTS, used 125 times
• Table d'___ - HOTE, used 73 times
• Table spread - OLEO, used 44 times
• Vegan staple - TOFU, used 42 times
• Periodic table fig. - ATNO, used 37 times
• Table supports - LEGS, used 36 times

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