Photo finish
The crossword clue "Photo finish" is answered by GLOSS, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
GLOSS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the GLOSS answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for GLOSS
Every other clue in this collection answered by GLOSS, most used first.
- Lip cosmetic - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Sheen - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- Shiny finish - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Lip application - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
- Luster - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Shine - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Surface luster - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Explain away, with "over" - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Lip ___ - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Shiny lip application - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Lip shiner - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- Photo finish - MATTE, used 145 times
- Dull finish - MATTE, used 141 times
- Old photo tint - SEPIA, used 78 times
- Finish - ENDUP, used 64 times
- Finish with - ENDON, used 43 times
- Finish by - ENDAT, used 31 times
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