Old salt
The crossword clue "Old salt" is answered by TAR, a 3-letter entry. Used 67 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TAR
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TAR answer page.
Used 67 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 14 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.
- SEADOG (34 uses in xd)
- GOB (4 uses in xd)
- SEAFARER (4 uses in xd)
- SAILOR (1 uses in xd)
- WATERDOG (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TAR
Every other clue in this collection answered by TAR, most used first.
- Road goo - used 118 times, most recently in 2026
- Black goo - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
- Roofing goo - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
- Paving goo - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Paving material - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Black gunk - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- La Brea ___ Pits - used 52 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.
- Old hand - PRO, used 166 times
- Old card game - LOO, used 112 times
- Old English letter - EDH, used 88 times
- Old auto - REO, used 76 times
- Tokyo's old name - EDO, used 71 times
- Salt Lake City athlete - UTE, used 67 times
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