Scratch the surface of
The crossword clue "Scratch the surface of" is answered by MAR, a 3-letter entry. Used 24 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
MAR
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MAR answer page.
Used 24 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 11 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.
- SCUFF (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
- Render imperfect - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Ruin the veneer - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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- In the style of - ALA, used 784 times
- Under the weather - ILL, used 536 times
- "___ the season ..." - TIS, used 398 times
- To the ___ degree - NTH, used 389 times
- In the manner of - ALA, used 367 times
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