Lipstick slip
The crossword clue "Lipstick slip" is answered by SMEAR, a 5-letter entry. Used 22 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 5 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 22 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 5 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.
- Lipstick mishap - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- 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
- Slander - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Smudge - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
- Drag through the mud - used 21 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.
- Give the slip to - ELUDE, used 75 times
- Slip - ERROR, used 62 times
- Give the slip - ELUDE, used 60 times
- Give the slip to - EVADE, used 57 times
- Slip - LAPSE, used 46 times
- Slip away from - ELUDE, used 45 times
Search the clue collection
Search by clue words or by answer, or type a pattern with the letters you have and a blank for each square you do not know. The characters _ ? . and - all work as blanks.