Leavening agent
The crossword clue "Leavening agent" is answered by YEAST, a 5-letter entry. Used 50 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
YEAST
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the YEAST answer page.
Used 50 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- BAKINGSODA (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for YEAST
Every other clue in this collection answered by YEAST, most used first.
- Bread ingredient - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Baker's need - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
- Dough raiser - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Dough-rising ingredient - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Brewer's need - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
- Baker's supply - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Brewery supply - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
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