Oily Liquid For Preserving Timber Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CREOSOTE which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: CREOSOTE

Updated: October 13, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	99%	8		Exact Match!
2	51%	3		Liquid used for preserving timber
3	36%	5		From the Arabic for “sherbet” and source of “sorbet”, a sugary liquid used for drinks, drizzling on ice cream, preserving fruit or for sweetening

We think the answer is "CREOSOTE" which means:

noun

• A colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic
• A dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood

verb

• Treat with creosote

An example sentence would be:

• "The wood was treated with creosote to prevent decay."
• "The smell of creosote filled the air in the old railway yard."

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	Clue	Source
1	A colorless oily liquid compound used in the manufacture of dyes
2	A colorless oily liquid derived from nitrobenzene and used in the production of dyes and pharmaceuticals
3	From the Arabic for “sherbet” and source of “sorbet”, a sugary liquid used for drinks, drizzling on ice cream, preserving fruit or for sweetening Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 04 Mar 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 04 Mar 2023
4	Liquid used for preserving timber The Guardian Quick - 12 Oct 2020	The Guardian Quick / 12 Oct 2020
5	Oily liquid New York Times - 07 Jan 1979	New York Times / 07 Jan 1979
6	Oily liquid makes engine start in faulty scooter The Guardian Cryptic - 20 Jan 2015	The Guardian Cryptic / 20 Jan 2015
7	Oily liquid preservative — eco-store (anag) The Guardian Quick - 11 Dec 2019	The Guardian Quick / 11 Dec 2019

... Tarry - stuff could be in the post
Preservative Rose spilled in shelter
Liquid wood preservative
Oily wood preservative
A wood preservative Rose applied in shelter
Wood preserver made from coal tar
Protector of wood that's vast and old in part of Greece
Oily liquid makes engine start in faulty scooter
Spray trees with carbon dioxide as a wood preservative

Oil broken-down scooter with last of lube
Island holds nothing so useful for preservation
Legendary bull's home pumped with oxygen thus, as preservative
Black liquid, supplied by Native American, old drunk swallowed
Oily liquid preservative — eco-store (anag)
It preserves energy and oxygen when getting into tight corset
Preserve order initially, drunk among native Americans
Wood preservative, very big over in Greek island
Wood preservative

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