What is the answer to "Treated, as a squeaky hinge"?

The most common answer is OILED. However, there is 1 possible answer to this clue.

How many letters does the answer have?

The answer OILED has 5 letters.

When was this clue last used?

This clue was most recently seen in 2025.

How difficult is this clue?

We rate this clue as Easy difficulty.

Treated, as a squeaky hinge Crossword Clue Answer

Can't figure out Treated, as a squeaky hinge? The New Yorker crossword from October 3, 2025 used this clue. Answer: 5 letters.

Treated, as a squeaky hinge Crossword Answer

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Other New Yorker Clues (10/3/25)

1A: Option for a meal’s first course

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7A: Thing in a shopping cart

8A: Mani-___ (spa service)

1D: Blank ___ (translation of the Latin phrase “tabula rasa”)

3D: Savory flavor

4D: Surface for a computer mouse

6D: Little drink

Treated, as a squeaky hinge Crossword Clue FAQ

What is the 5-letter answer to "Treated, as a squeaky hinge" crossword clue?

The answer to the "Treated, as a squeaky hinge" crossword clue is OILED. This answer contains 5 letters and was confirmed in the New Yorker puzzle.

Which crossword used "Treated, as a squeaky hinge" clue?

This crossword clue most recently appeared in the New Yorker puzzle on October 3, 2025. Daily crossword puzzles often reuse popular clues, so this clue may appear again in future puzzles from the same publication or others.

What is the meaning of OILED?

The word OILED means: treated with oil. This definition provides context for why it fits the crossword clue "Treated, as a squeaky hinge".