Skin problem
The crossword clue "Skin problem" is answered by ACNE, a 4-letter entry. Used 33 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ACNE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ACNE answer page.
Used 33 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 10 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.
- ECZEMA (6 uses in xd)
- TINEA (3 uses in xd)
- SCALING (2 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
- Teen spots? - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
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.
- Skin opening - PORE, used 194 times
- Skin soother - ALOE, used 170 times
- Faucet problem - DRIP, used 109 times
- Skin cream ingredient - ALOE, used 103 times
- Eye problem - STYE, used 81 times
- Shoelace problem - KNOT, used 81 times
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