Spread over, as oil (6)

The answer to “Spread over, as oil (6)” in the The Guardian Quick crossword is ANOINT — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Guardian Quick crossword on September 10, 2026, a Thursday puzzle, at 18-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Spread over, as oil (6)” answer

ANOINT (6 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is ANOINT.

What does ANOINT mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of ANOINT is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Spread over, as oil (6)” appeared?

The Guardian Quick reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 10, 2026 (most recent) → ANOINT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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