Scratch the surface
The crossword clue "Scratch the surface" is answered by MAR, a 3-letter entry. Used 48 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
MAR
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MAR answer page.
Used 48 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 13 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.
- SKIM (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for MAR
Every other clue in this collection answered by MAR, most used first.
- Deface - used 190 times, most recently in 2026
- Disfigure - used 125 times, most recently in 2026
- Scratch up - used 109 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.
- In the past - AGO, used 1,064 times
- 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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