Crossword answer
CREOSOTE
8 letters · Used for 5 different clues · 7 appearances · Last seen The Sun, July 26, 2026
Letter pattern
CREOSOTE
Clues that lead to CREOSOTE
Most recent firstAbout CREOSOTE in crosswords
CREOSOTE is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 7 times in our database across 5 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Wood preservative now banned from general sale (8)” in the The Sun crossword on July 26, 2026.
Other 8-letter answers
OPENPLANLike an office designed for collaboration
MRSCLAUSArctic cookiemaker
IDARESAY"Seems to me..."
ORATORIOOne making a speech at Number Ten - to music
OLDFRUITDear fellow died in our lift, putting that out of order
CITATIONBibliography listing
VIRGINALAncient poet stuck with an unusually old keyboard
ECHIDNASOnly egg-laying mammals besides platypuses
ACADEMIADark ___ (aesthetic associated with old libraries and tweed)
CHANCEITTake a risk
ADMIRALSShip brass
TWENTIESBlooming years passed wearing shackles
RASPUTINInfamous Russian mystic
ASGOODASVirtually
Every appearance of CREOSOTE (7)
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Jul 26, 2026
Wood preservative now banned from general sale (8) · The Sun · 23 Across
Jul 26, 2026
Antiseptic cream, 40% off, so toe treated (8) · The Sun · 23 Across
Apr 5, 2026
Wood preservative · The Independent · 4 Down
Dec 26, 2025
Wood-preservative · Evening Standard · 41 Across
May 23, 2025
Wood preservative · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jun 2, 2023
Wood preserver · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Mar 29, 2019
Wood preservative · Evening Standard · 17 Across