Makeup mishaps
The crossword clue "Makeup mishaps" is answered by SMEARS, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SMEARS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SMEARS answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SMEARS
Every other clue in this collection answered by SMEARS, most used first.
- Defames - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Fingerpaints - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Smudges - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Mascara mishaps - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Slanders - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
- Lipstick mishaps - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Campaign tactics - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Daubs. - used 7 times, most recently in 1990
- Slings mud at - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- Sullies - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Vilifies - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Makeup exam - RETEST, used 24 times
- Comic strip makeup - PANELS, used 12 times
- Makeup mishap - SMUDGE, used 8 times
- Cast makeup - ACTORS, used 7 times
- Diamond makeup - CARBON, used 6 times
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