Minor dustup

The answer

SPAT

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPAT answer page.

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 3 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.

• TIFF (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for SPAT

Every other clue in this collection answered by SPAT, most used first.

• Tiff - used 217 times, most recently in 2026
• Quarrel - used 140 times, most recently in 2026
• Petty quarrel - used 123 times, most recently in 2026
• Minor quarrel - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
• Squabble - used 85 times, most recently in 2026
• Lovers' quarrel - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
• Young oyster - used 65 times, most recently in 2021
• Falling-out - used 40 times, most recently in 2023
• Petty argument - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Minor argument - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Petty fight - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Argument - used 36 times, most recently in 2024
• Slight fight - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Little fight - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Petty clash - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Cross words - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Minor dispute - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Run-in - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
• Expectorated - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Brief quarrel - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Row - used 17 times, most recently in 2023
• Minor fight - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Bit of a tiff - used 15 times, most recently in 2019
• Disagreement - used 14 times, most recently in 2018
• Gaiter - used 14 times, most recently in 2019
• Lover's quarrel - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Minor disagreement - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Minor squabble - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Petty squabble - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Petty dispute. - used 11 times, most recently in 2008
• Altercation - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Little quarrel - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Small quarrel - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Falling-out between friends - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Lovers' tiff - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Tiny tiff - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Went "ptui" - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Dispute - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Old-fashioned shoe covering - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Scrap - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
• Small argument - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Small scrap - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Domestic squabble - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Dustup - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Little argument - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
• Little disagreement - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Little tiff - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Set-to - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Small fight - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Small squabble - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Bit of bickering - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Bit of marital friction - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Little row - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Minor altercation - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Minor falling out - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Minor row - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Minor tiff - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Small row - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Trivial tiff - used 6 times, most recently in 2015

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• Minor setback - SNAG, used 22 times

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