Smidgens
The crossword clue "Smidgens" is answered by DABS, a 4-letter entry. Used 16 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1974. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DABS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DABS answer page.
Used 16 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1974. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for DABS
Every other clue in this collection answered by DABS, most used first.
- Applies lightly - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
- Applies gently - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Small amounts - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
- Ointment amounts - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Pats gently - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Light touches - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Soft touches - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
- Flatfish. - used 9 times, most recently in 1996
- Dollops - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Small amounts, as of cream - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Bits of paint - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Pats - used 7 times, most recently in 2003
- Small flounders. - used 7 times, most recently in 1992
- Applies with a cotton ball - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
- Applies with a Q-Tip - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Gentle touches - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Small globs - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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