Hosiery problem
The crossword clue "Hosiery problem" is answered by SNAG, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2008; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SNAG
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SNAG answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2008; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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
- Fly in the ointment - used 75 times, most recently in 2025
- Catch - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
- Unexpected problem - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
- Glitch - used 60 times, most recently in 2024
- Unexpected obstacle - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Unforeseen obstacle - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Hose woe - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Hidden obstacle - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Impediment - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Hang-up - used 24 times, most recently in 2019
- Minor setback - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Bump in the road - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Complication - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
- Stumbling block - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
- Difficulty. - used 14 times, most recently in 2006
- Hiccup - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Hitch or glitch - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
- Obstruction - used 13 times, most recently in 2018
- Hosiery mishap - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
- Unanticipated problem - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Unforeseen glitch - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Problem - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
- Run producer - used 11 times, most recently in 2007
- Hose problem - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
- Minor hiccup - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Small setback - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Stocking problem - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
- Unexpected glitch - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Hosiery woe - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
- Sudden obstacle - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Unseen problem - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
- Hindrance - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
- Sweater mishap - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Capture - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Glitch or hitch - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- Hitch in plans - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- Minor obstacle - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Monkey wrench - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
- Pantyhose problem - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Pantyhose woe - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Sticking point - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Stocking tear - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
- Unexpected complication - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Unexpected difficulty - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Unforeseen complication - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Unforeseen difficulty - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
- A reel problem - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
- Entanglement - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Fishing line problem - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Hidden difficulty. - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Hitch in a plan - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Holdup - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Hose mishap - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Hosiery annoyance - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
- Impediment to smooth sailing - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Little setback - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Negotiations glitch - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Negotiations hangup - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Unforseen problem - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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