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ACNE

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACNE answer page.

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 3 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.

• DEES (10 uses in xd)
• DEMERITS (7 uses in xd)
• BLOTS (4 uses in xd)
• STIGMAS (4 uses in xd)
• EFS (3 uses in xd)

Other clues for ACNE

Every other clue in this collection answered by ACNE, most used first.

• Clearasil target - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
• Teen's woe - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Skin woe - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Proactiv target - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Teen woe - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Skin breakout - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
• Skin problem - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
• Teen spots? - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
• Skin condition - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Zits - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Stridex target - used 21 times, most recently in 2024
• Case for a dermatologist - used 19 times, most recently in 2023
• Unpopular spots - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Dermatologist's concern - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Teen affliction - used 17 times, most recently in 2015
• Adolescent affliction - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Dermatologist's case - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• High school breakout - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Pimples - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Benzoyl peroxide target - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Teen trouble - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Dermatology subject - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Teen trauma - used 13 times, most recently in 2004
• Teen's skin woe - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• Unwanted spots - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Salicylic acid target - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Skin affliction. - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Common skin condition - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Prom night woe - used 11 times, most recently in 2019
• Bad spots - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Complexion woe - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
• Face defacer - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Skin trouble - used 10 times, most recently in 1997
• Teen problem - used 10 times, most recently in 2006
• Teen tribulation - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• Adolescent outbreak - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
• Pimples on pupils - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Teen bane - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Accutane target - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Breakout at high school - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Facial breakout - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Skin blemish - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Teen breakout - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Teen outbreak - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Teen's bane - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Troubling spots - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Unwanted breakout - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Annoying spots - used 7 times, most recently in 2010
• Complexion affliction - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Complexion condition - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Condition treated by a dermatologist - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Dermatology case - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Retin-A treats it - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Teen's torment - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• Teenager's woe - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Undesirable spots - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Adolescent woe - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Adolescent's outbreak - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Facial outbreak - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Facial woe - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Oxy target - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Spots for teens? - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Teen's facial woe - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Teenage problem that breaks out - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Unpopular teenage spots - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• What Proactiv treats - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Goes bad - ROTS, used 226 times
• "My bad!" - OOPS, used 191 times
• "Too bad!" - ALAS, used 136 times
• Bad to the bone - EVIL, used 115 times
• Bad day for Caesar - IDES, used 89 times
• Bad mood - SNIT, used 67 times

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