Surfacing stuff

The answer

TAR

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TAR answer page.

Used 13 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for TAR

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

• Sailor - used 188 times, most recently in 2026
• Pitch - used 163 times, most recently in 2026
• 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
• Salt - used 74 times, most recently in 2025
• Old salt - used 67 times, most recently in 2021
• Paving goo - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
• Paving material - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
• Roofing 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
• Besmirch - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Sea dog - used 48 times, most recently in 2022
• Road surface. - used 41 times, most recently in 2024
• Sticky stuff - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Gob - used 40 times, most recently in 2022
• Road sealer - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Seaman - used 39 times, most recently in 2016
• La Brea goo - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Driveway material - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Road crew's supply - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Cigarette substance - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Road gunk - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Blacken - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Creosote source - used 25 times, most recently in 2021
• Road covering - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Coal product - used 24 times, most recently in 2018
• Pothole filler - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• La Brea stuff - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Pine product - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Feather's partner - used 21 times, most recently in 2018
• __ and feather - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• North Carolina ___ Heels - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Paving stuff - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ Baby" (Toni Morrison novel) - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Driveway surface - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Mariner - used 18 times, most recently in 2023
• Paver's goo - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Paving gunk - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Seafarer - used 18 times, most recently in 2017
• Swabbie - used 18 times, most recently in 2020
• La Brea gunk - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Pitch's kin - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Road material - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Swabby - used 17 times, most recently in 2014
• Cigarette ingredient - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Pit contents - used 16 times, most recently in 2022
• Roof goo - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Roofer's goo - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• It paves the way - used 15 times, most recently in 2015
• La Brea ___ Pits (Los Angeles tourist attraction) - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Sticky black stuff - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Bluejacket - used 14 times, most recently in 2017
• Paving goop - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Paving substance - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Road crew goo - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Road goop - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Blacktop material - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Roofer's gunk - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Roofer's supply - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Ship sealer - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Blacktop component - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Road's black surface - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Sea salt? - used 12 times, most recently in 2011
• Cigarette stat - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
• Organic sealant - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Road crew supply - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Road repair goo - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Roofing goop - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Roofing gunk - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Roofing sealant - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Seasoned sailor - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Driveway goo - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Old sailor - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Road paving material - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Sully - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ Baby" (1981 Toni Morrison novel) - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Black paving material - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• __ Heel State - used 9 times, most recently in 2006
• Macadam binder - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Roadwork goo - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Smear - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Street sealer - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Driveway sealer - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Gooey stuff - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Hull sealant - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Macadam ingredient - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• ___ paper. - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Prepare to feather - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Road coating - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Roof sealant - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Surfacing gunk - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Toni Morrison's "___ Baby" - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Feather partner - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Hull sealer - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• It goes over the road - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• Mammoth trapper - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Paving supply - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Pit goo - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Pitch kin - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Pitching choice - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Popeye, for one - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Road cover - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Road surfacing stuff - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Roof sealer - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Roofer's material - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Roofing. - used 7 times, most recently in 1968
• Seagoing sort - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Smoke solids - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Sticky black substance - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Viscous liquid. - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• What a steamroller steamrolls - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Wood distillate - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Cigarette additive - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Coal or pine product - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Deck hand - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Defile - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Highway covering - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• It can cover a lot - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Pothole fill - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Road crew's goo - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Road repair material - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Road surfacing material - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Roofing substance - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Tobacco smoke component - used 6 times, most recently in 2022

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.

• Sticky stuff - GOO, used 359 times
• Genetic stuff - DNA, used 121 times
• Explosive stuff - TNT, used 106 times
• Genetic stuff - RNA, used 81 times
• Blasting stuff - TNT, used 72 times
• Caustic stuff - LYE, used 67 times

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