Hair stiffeners
The crossword clue "Hair stiffeners" is answered by GELS, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 2016. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GELS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GELS answer page.
Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 2016. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for GELS
Every other clue in this collection answered by GELS, most used first.
- Hair goops - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Solidifies - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Some toothpastes - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Sets - used 25 times, most recently in 2022
- Comes together - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Hair products - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
- Salon supplies - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Salon supply - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Some hair products - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Coagulates - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Meshes well - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Thickens - used 10 times, most recently in 2007
- Salon applications - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
- Gooey hair products - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Stylist's stock - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
- Takes shape - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Hair applications - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
- Hair goos - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
- Hardens - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
- Jellifies. - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
- Salon goops - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Salon offerings - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Alternatives to creams - used 6 times, most recently in 2012
- Colloids. - used 6 times, most recently in 2003
- Congeals - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Gets set - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
- Salon stock - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
Related clues
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- Hair line - PART, used 73 times
- Hair style - AFRO, used 62 times
- Hair removal brand - NAIR, used 48 times
- Lion's hair - MANE, used 46 times
- Eyelid hair - LASH, used 45 times
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