Crude carrier

The answer to “Crude carrier” in the Wall Street Journal crossword is OILER — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal crossword on August 31, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 49-Down, and it has also run on 1 earlier date with the same answer. 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.

“Crude carrier” answer

OILER (5 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 OILER.

What does OILER mean?

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

When else has “Crude carrier” appeared?

Wall Street Journal 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.

• August 31, 2026 (most recent) → OILER
• July 30, 2026 → OILER

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