Tarry Stuff Could Be In The Post 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 Cryptic crossword.
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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	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
	28%	10		Coat with a black, tarry substance
	verb • treat with bitumen
	28%	6		Tarry
	verb • take one's time; proceed slowly • waste time • hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

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The Guardian Cryptic18 Sep 2002	Across 14
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	Clue	Source
1	Coat with a black, tarry substance
2	Not tarry to marry New York Times - 06 Jan 1999	New York Times / 06 Jan 1999
3	Tarry a while New York Times - 05 May 1985	New York Times / 05 May 1985
4	Tarry briefly New York Times - 11 Jun 2005	New York Times / 11 Jun 2005
5	Tarry for a bit New York Times - 28 May 2010	New York Times / 28 May 2010
6	Tarry in a tub New York Times - 05 Jul 1997	New York Times / 05 Jul 1997
7	to tarry

Oily liquid for preserving timber
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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