Styling stuff

The answer

GEL

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GEL answer page.

Used 23 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 9 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.

• HAIRGEL (1 uses in xd)
• HAIRTONIC (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for GEL

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

• Solidify - used 201 times, most recently in 2026
• Toothpaste type - used 102 times, most recently in 2026
• Hair goo - used 100 times, most recently in 2026
• Come together - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
• Set - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
• Salon stuff - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
• Hair goop - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
• Become firm - used 36 times, most recently in 2023
• Colloid - used 34 times, most recently in 2006
• Hair product - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Hair stiffener - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Hair raiser? - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Mousse alternative - used 21 times, most recently in 2026

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.

• Sticky stuff - GOO, used 359 times
• Genetic stuff - DNA, used 121 times
• Explosive stuff - TNT, used 106 times
• Genetic stuff - RNA, used 81 times
• Blasting stuff - TNT, used 72 times
• Caustic stuff - LYE, used 67 times

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