Smug grin
The crossword clue "Smug grin" is answered by SMIRK, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SMIRK
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SMIRK answer page.
Used 12 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SMIRK
Every other clue in this collection answered by SMIRK, most used first.
- Smug smile - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Smug look - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Self-satisfied smile - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Smug expression - used 9 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.
- Grin - SMILE, used 39 times
- "... a grin without a cat!" thinker - ALICE, used 7 times
- Wear a grin - SMILE, used 6 times
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