Fly in the ointment
The crossword clue "Fly in the ointment" is answered by SNAG, a 4-letter entry. Used 75 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SNAG
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SNAG answer page.
Used 75 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2025. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- SNAFU (17 uses in xd)
- DRAWBACK (3 uses in xd)
- HITCH (2 uses in xd)
- CATCH (1 uses in xd)
- DEFECT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SNAG
Every other clue in this collection answered by SNAG, most used first.
- Hitch - used 103 times, most recently in 2026
- Obstacle - used 100 times, most recently in 2024
- Unforeseen problem - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
- Unexpected problem - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
- Unexpected obstacle - used 49 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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- Fly high - SOAR, used 380 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
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