Dent or scratch

The answer

MAR

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

Used 15 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 7 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.

• FLAW (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for MAR

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

• Spoil - used 290 times, most recently in 2026
• Damage - used 217 times, most recently in 2026
• Deface - used 190 times, most recently in 2026
• Scratch - used 148 times, most recently in 2026
• Disfigure - used 125 times, most recently in 2026
• Scratch up - used 109 times, most recently in 2026
• Blemish - used 88 times, most recently in 2026
• Ruin - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
• Tarnish - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
• Impair - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
• Scratch the surface - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Scratch or dent - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Do damage to - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Fold, spindle or mutilate - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• Make imperfect - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• Vandalize - used 32 times, most recently in 2020
• Besmirch - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Scuff up - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Sully - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Feb. follower - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Scratch the surface of - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
• Render imperfect - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Ruin the veneer - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Taint - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Damage slightly - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Calendar abbr. - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Calendar abbreviation. - used 12 times, most recently in 1964
• Make a dent in - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Scratch, say - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Cause damage to - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Damage superficially - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
• Equinox mo. - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• Bang up - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• Be a blot on - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Damage a bit - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Detract from - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Injure - used 9 times, most recently in 2011
• Put a dent in - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Spoil the finish of - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Uglify - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Nick, say - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Flaw - used 7 times, most recently in 2005
• Month after Feb. - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Scuff up, e.g. - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• St. Patrick's Day mo. - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Vitiate - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Scratch or scuff - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Slightly damage - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Spoil the perfection of - used 6 times, most recently in 2013

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.

• Scratch (out) - EKE, used 125 times
• Scratch (out), as a living - EKE, used 19 times
• Scratch out a living - EKE, used 17 times
• "___ but a scratch" - TIS, used 15 times

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