Lipstick mishap
The crossword clue "Lipstick mishap" is answered by SMEAR, a 5-letter entry. Used 39 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SMEAR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SMEAR answer page.
Used 39 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SMEAR
Every other clue in this collection answered by SMEAR, most used first.
- Daub - used 37 times, most recently in 2024
- Makeup mishap - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Mascara mishap - used 34 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.
- Lauder of lipstick - ESTEE, used 28 times
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