Crossword answer
GREASY
6 letters · Used for 7 different clues · 13 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, September 25, 2026
Letter pattern
GREASY
Clues that lead to GREASY
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Like café might be when smothered by 22 (6)6The GuardianSep 25, 2026
Oily6The IndependentSep 8, 2026
Slippery, perhaps, and grey as can be6Evening StandardDec 11, 2025
Overly flattering6NewsdayJul 6, 2025
— spoon6Eugene ShefferJun 14, 2024
Fatty6Evening StandardDec 7, 2022
Like hair, perhaps, as fringed with grey6Evening StandardJun 25, 2019
About GREASY in crosswords
GREASY is a 6-letter answer that has appeared 13 times in our database across 7 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Like café might be when smothered by 22 (6)” in the The Guardian crossword on September 25, 2026.
Other 6-letter answers
JIAOZITraditional Chinese dumplings
TREATYPact
TUNICSLoose-fitting garments of ancient Greece
INPAINSuffering, dad and I go in the pub
INDIGODark blue (6)
ITALIANeighbor of Francia
ESCHEWShun
PACERSSome harness horses
DUNKIN___ Donuts
INGRESJean Auguste Dominique ___, French painter whose works include La Grande Odalisque
NEEDEDRequired
THATISTo be precise
TEABAGSpooner’s nickname for worker, one in hot water for drinking? (3,3)
SLANTSBiases
Every appearance of GREASY (13)
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Sep 25, 2026
Like café might be when smothered by 22 (6) · The Guardian · 19 Down
Sep 8, 2026
Oily · The Independent · 1 Down
Jan 23, 2026
Oily · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Dec 11, 2025
Slippery, perhaps, and grey as can be · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Dec 2, 2025
Oily · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Oct 31, 2025
Oily · The Independent · 1 Down
Jul 6, 2025
Overly flattering · Newsday · Down
Jun 14, 2024
— spoon · Eugene Sheffer · 8 Down
Dec 7, 2022
Fatty · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Sep 7, 2022
Oily · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Jul 8, 2020
Slippery, perhaps, and grey as can be · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Jun 9, 2020
Oily · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Jun 25, 2019
Like hair, perhaps, as fringed with grey · Evening Standard · 22 Down