Smug look
The crossword clue "Smug look" is answered by SMIRK, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1999. 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 11 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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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 grin - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- 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.
- Look forward to - AWAIT, used 159 times
- Scornful look - SNEER, used 99 times
- Look after - SEETO, used 97 times
- Long look - STARE, used 89 times
- Look of contempt - SNEER, used 78 times
- Contemptuous look - SNEER, used 75 times
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