CRUDE SHELTER is a term used to describe a type of shelter that is made from basic materials and is often temporary. The crossword solutions for this term are STY (3 letters), HUT (3 letters), SHACK (5 letters), SHANTY (6 letters), OIL (3 letters), and LEANTO (6 letters). These words all refer to different types of crude shelters, such as a STY which is a small HUT or shed, a HUT which is a small, simple dwelling, a SHACK which is a small, roughly built shelter, a SHANTY which is a small, poorly constructed dwelling, OIL which is a shelter made of OIL drums, and a leanto which is a shelter made of logs and branches.