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Like a wok before cooking up a stir-fry

Last seen in Universal Crossword February 26, 2026 Answers

Have you been trying to solve "Like a wok before cooking up a stir-fry"? This clue was published in the Universal Crossword crossword on February 26, 2026. We maintain a database of crossword solutions and found 181 possible answers for this clue. OILED (5 letters) is our top recommendation at 99% confidence.

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181 Other Potential Answers

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OILED
Like a wok before cooking up a stir-fry
Universal Crossword · Feb 26, 2026
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SLITHER
Move like a snake
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
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RAISEDINABARN
Lacking all refinement, facetiously, or like the person described in 20-, 26-, 35-, and 44-Across?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 22, 2026
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SOAR
Fly like a dragon
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
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ACTASIF
Make like
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 13, 2026
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MIMIC
Look a lot like
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 12, 2026
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ASOF
Words before a start date
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 11, 2026
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TETRIS
Game played in the trunk before a road trip?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 10, 2026
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BACHELORPARTY
Night out before tying the knot
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 8, 2026
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SIDLES
Moves like a crab
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
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PURR
Sound like a 9-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 7, 2026
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BANKINGREGULATION
"The ball must hit the cushion before dropping into the pocket," e.g.?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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THAT
"Don't be like __!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 4, 2026
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PECKAT
Eat like a bird?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 2, 2026
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PREK
Grade before grades, for short
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
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PERFORMINGARTS
*Music, dance, drama, and the like
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
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BUCK
Move like a spooked horse, maybe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 18, 2026
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SHEET
Word before metal and music
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 17, 2026
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BLACKJACK
Reply when Mr. Nicholson asks, "How do you like your coffee?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 13, 2026
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LOOKSGOOD
"I like it!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
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ASLEEP
Out like a light
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
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LEO
Sign before Virgo
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
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SNAPCOUNT
Signals called by a quarterback before each play
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 12, 2026
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LETSGETROLLING
Call for action, or what one might say before using the ends of 20-, 33-, and 43-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 10, 2026
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BEASTINSHOW
Warning before a particularly scary monster flick?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 9, 2026
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WHIR
Sound like a fan
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
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ROAR
Sound like fans
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
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USE
Word before "force" or "the Force"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 29, 2026
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OCULI
Windows shaped like 13-Downs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 23, 2026
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DOGTOYS
Nylabones, squeak balls, and the like
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 20, 2026
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OVINE
Just like ewe
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 16, 2026
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SARALEE
Frozen brand that "nobody doesn't like"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 15, 2026
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GRAY
Word before scale or whale
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
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TONERS
Products often applied before moisturizers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 14, 2026
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ERE
Bard's before
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
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PBS
Network supported by "viewers like you"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
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TWEETS
Sounds like a bird
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 9, 2026
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SCOOPUP
Grab before anyone else can
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 1, 2026
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WAG
Move like a happy pooch's tail
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 30, 2026
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SCATS
Sings like Ella Fitzgerald
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 25, 2026
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EVE
'Twas the night before Christmas?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
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EMULATE
Try to be like
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 24, 2026
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ISH
"Kinda like that"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 22, 2026
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PLAN
"Sounds like a __!": "Works for me!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2026
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NEE
Word before a maiden name
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2026
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REDHEAD
One with hair like Little Orphan Annie
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 8, 2026
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OOZES
Moves like lava
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 7, 2026
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PSST
Whisper before "Pass it on!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 6, 2026
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GNAWS
Chews like a beaver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 5, 2026
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ADHERE
Stick like glue
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
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SHUN
Treat like a pariah
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
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ACHOO
Sound before some blessings
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 23, 2026
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HOBBITS
Tolkien characters who like to eat six meals a day
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 21, 2026
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RAPS
Sings like G-Dragon
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 12, 2026
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BAYED
Howled like a wolf
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 10, 2026
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ALFA
Letter before Bravo
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 5, 2026
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RHO
Letter before sigma
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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ALPHA
Letter before beta
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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AFTS
Times before eves, in classified ads
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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MERRYGOROUND
Carnival ride with seats shaped like animals
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 27, 2026
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PRIOR
__ to: before
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 27, 2026
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WOULDNT
"__ you like to know?"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 24, 2026
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AGE
Number before a + on a board game box
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 21, 2026
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ESTATE
Word before planning or sale
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 20, 2026
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AREA
Word before "map" or "code"
Universal Crossword · Apr 15, 2026
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AKA
Letters before a stage name
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
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AREWEALONE
Question before broaching a confidential topic
Universal Crossword · Apr 11, 2026
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LIRA
Italian currency before the euro
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
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BOB
Float like a buoy
Universal Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
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WRAPSESSION
Get-together before the holidays?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 10, 2026
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FERTILE
Like good soil, but unlike most mules
Universal Crossword · Apr 8, 2026
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GNAW
Chew like a beaver
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 8, 2026
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IGER
Disney CEO before D'Amaro
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 7, 2026
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IRESPECTIT
"Seems like a good reason to me"
Universal Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
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UPTOELEVEN
Past the usual maximum, like the volume on Spinal Tap's amps
Universal Crossword · Apr 5, 2026
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EVILGENIUS
One who might laugh like "Muah-ha-ha-haaa!"
Universal Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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GREASEFIRE
Serious cooking mishap
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 4, 2026
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LASER
Word before "maze" or "tag"
Universal Crossword · Apr 3, 2026
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STRIKETHREE
Words before "You're out"
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
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HOHOHO
Caroler's syllables before "Who wouldn't go?"
Universal Crossword · Apr 1, 2026
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PASTAWATER
Starchy cooking byproduct
Universal Crossword · Mar 31, 2026
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SLY
Word before devil or dog
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 30, 2026
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UNHOOK
Free, like a fish
Universal Crossword · Mar 27, 2026
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HAL
Film villain spelled by the letter before each letter of IBM (!)
Universal Crossword · Mar 27, 2026
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ABS
Some people like them ripped
Universal Crossword · Mar 25, 2026
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LEOS
The current pope and 13 before him
Universal Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
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SEMIS
Rounds before finals, informally
Universal Crossword · Mar 23, 2026
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SWEETSAIL
"I like the cut of your jib!"?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 22, 2026
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HAKA
Maori dance that the All Blacks perform before rugby matches
Universal Crossword · Mar 16, 2026
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SIDLE
Walk like a crab
Universal Crossword · Mar 16, 2026
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ITSAMETHING
"I'm quirky like that," or, when parsed differently, what can be said of 17-, 30-, and 48-Across
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 16, 2026
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ERR
Act like a human, proverbially
Universal Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
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CALVE
Make like whales and icebergs
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 15, 2026
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SUCH
Word before or after "as"
Universal Crossword · Mar 13, 2026
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GENTLE
Word before "giant" or "soul"
Universal Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
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LASTCALL
Announcement before closing time
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 12, 2026
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ICE
Word before "cube" or "cream"
Universal Crossword · Mar 11, 2026
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ANTE
What you should kick in before a deal?
Universal Crossword · Mar 11, 2026
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SECRET
Word before "Service" or "Santa"
Universal Crossword · Mar 10, 2026
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PREPPY
Dressed like an Eton student, maybe
Universal Crossword · Mar 10, 2026
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MOOD
Word before ring or swing
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 10, 2026
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HOSEA
Book before Joel
Universal Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
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SENIORYEAR
Last stretch before graduation
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
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EERIECALM
Stillness before a storm
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
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SNAP
"Just like that" sound
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 9, 2026
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PACES
They're counted before a duel
Universal Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
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IDBET
"That sounds like safe money"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 8, 2026
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FAT
___ Bear Week (celebration before hibernation)
Universal Crossword · Mar 7, 2026
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ERUPT
Blow like a volcano
Universal Crossword · Mar 7, 2026
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OOZE
Move like molasses
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 5, 2026
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TEE
Shirt that sounds like a drink
Universal Crossword · Feb 28, 2026
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SOL
Note before la
Universal Crossword · Feb 25, 2026
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KAPPA
Letter before lambda
Universal Crossword · Feb 21, 2026
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URBAN
Word before "Outfitters" or "Dictionary"
Universal Crossword · Feb 20, 2026
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GROUP
Word before "think" or "chat"
Universal Crossword · Feb 19, 2026
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OTTO
Name that sounds like a car
Universal Crossword · Feb 18, 2026
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TAU
Letter before upsilon
Universal Crossword · Feb 17, 2026
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OPENSESAME
Words spoken before making an entrance?
Universal Crossword · Feb 15, 2026
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GENX
Group before millennials
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 15, 2026
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TAPS
Dances like Savion Glover
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 14, 2026
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CRAMSIN
Packs like sardines
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
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RAE
Surname that sounds like a sunbeam
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
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SOB
Word before "story" or "sister"
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
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DART
Move like a water strider
Universal Crossword · Feb 12, 2026
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IMHO
Letters before a hot take
Universal Crossword · Feb 11, 2026
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TWIRL
Spin, like a fork in spaghetti
Universal Crossword · Feb 10, 2026
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PILESUP
Accumulates, like snow or work
Universal Crossword · Feb 9, 2026
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TONE
"I don't like your ___!"
Universal Crossword · Feb 8, 2026
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KALECAESARS
Salads that require a massage before eating
Universal Crossword · Feb 7, 2026
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FLIT
Move like a hummingbird
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 7, 2026
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ITS
"___ on like Donkey Kong!"
Universal Crossword · Feb 5, 2026
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ENDSLATE
Goes long, like a meeting
Universal Crossword · Feb 5, 2026
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NERDS
Candy that looks like aquarium gravel
Universal Crossword · Feb 5, 2026
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GENDER
Word before "neutral" or "nonconforming"
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
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PAN
Skillet or wok
Universal Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
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ENERGY
Word before bar or drink
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
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TOAD
Super Mario character who looks like a mushroom
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
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KNIT
Make, like a sweater
Universal Crossword · Feb 3, 2026
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PAELLAPAN
Spanish rice cooking vessel
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 2, 2026
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RTS
Shares on "the bird app," before Jul. 2023
Universal Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
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ORAL
Word before "history" or "cavity"
Universal Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
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CHIRAC
French president before Sarkozy
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
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BOAT
Craft sometimes shaped like a swan
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 1, 2026
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AMORE
"When the stars make you drool just like pasta fazool, that's ___"
Universal Crossword · Jan 31, 2026
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SEDGE
Grasslike plant
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 24, 2026
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EYETOEYE
*How like-minded people see, or a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues?
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 23, 2026
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TAPIRS
Piglike herbivores
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 19, 2026
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CLASSICROCK
Radio format likely to appeal to baby boomers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 15, 2026
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GOSHNO
"Gee, that seems unlikely"
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 6, 2026
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ALONE
Hermitlike
LA Times Daily Crossword · Sep 5, 2026
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OTHER
Unlike the rest
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 26, 2026
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GRUB
Wormlike larva
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 23, 2026
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ANISE
Licoricelike herb
LA Times Daily Crossword · Aug 20, 2026
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ASTERS
Daisylike flowers
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 26, 2026
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RHYME
Sound alike
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 22, 2026
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ODDSARE
"Most likely ... "
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
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ORZO
Ricelike pasta
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jul 12, 2026
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TAME
Unlikely to get out of hand
LA Times Daily Crossword · Jun 23, 2026
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ELS
Unlikely pair?
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
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GEE
"__ willikers!"
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
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ABR
Unlike the OED
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 28, 2026
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GOOS
Honeylike substances
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 24, 2026
1%
SETAE
Bristlelike grippers on gecko feet
LA Times Daily Crossword · May 3, 2026
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EEL
Snakelike fish
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 27, 2026
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ORIOLE
Bird that weaves pouchlike hanging nests
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 18, 2026
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AVIAN
Birdlike
Universal Crossword · Apr 17, 2026
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SLOE
Blueberrylike fruit
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 12, 2026
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SIMILAR
A lot alike
LA Times Daily Crossword · Apr 9, 2026
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IDLER
One unlikely to have long to-do lists
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 28, 2026
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ORC
Goblinlike creature
LA Times Daily Crossword · Mar 17, 2026
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CTR
Basketball player who likely has the most blocks on the team: Abbr.
Universal Crossword · Mar 14, 2026
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CONGALINE
*Snakelike group dance
Universal Crossword · Mar 2, 2026
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CAMETO
Awoke
Universal Crossword · Feb 24, 2026
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DEEPSLEEPER
Someone unlikely to be disturbed by a spouse's snoring
Universal Crossword · Feb 22, 2026
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PUKASHELL
Beadlike piece on a Hawaiian necklace
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 22, 2026
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RATEDR
Unlike a kids' movie
Universal Crossword · Feb 21, 2026
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ALTAR
Unlikely place for one with cold feet
Universal Crossword · Feb 13, 2026
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ARO
Unlikely to develop a crush, for short
Universal Crossword · Feb 8, 2026
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BEDHEAD
Look of the recently woken
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 4, 2026
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SAFARIPARK
Zoolike attraction
LA Times Daily Crossword · Feb 2, 2026
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ARID
Desertlike
Universal Crossword · Jan 30, 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many possible solutions does "Like a wok before cooking up a stir-fry" have?
We found 1 exact solution and 181 total potential answers including similar clues. The most likely answer is OILED (5 letters).
What is the best answer for "Like a wok before cooking up a stir-fry"?
The best answer for "Like a wok before cooking up a stir-fry" is OILED with 5 letters. This answer has a 99% confidence rating based on our database of crossword solutions.
Where has "Like a wok before cooking up a stir-fry" been used as a crossword clue?
This clue has appeared 1 time in our database. It has been featured in Universal Crossword. It was last seen in the Universal Crossword on February 26, 2026.
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