Alien appears in universal make-up (8) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Alien appears in universal make-up (8) last seen in Puzzler Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is COSMETIC.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COSMETIC Alien appears in universal make-up (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 6, 2023
8% SPIFF Improve in appearance, with "up" (5) New York Times Mini Oct 5, 2025
8% SID Ice Age sloth that makes an unexpected appearance on Alien: Earth (3) The Atlantic Sep 12, 2025
7% ACADEMIA The universe of universities (8) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
7% UFO Alien craft (3) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 5, 2025
7% DARKMATTER What makes up a significant proportion of the universe is distressing subject (4,6) (10) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Oct 4, 2025
7% INVENT Make up (6) (6) Puzzler Sep 23, 2025
7% ATONE Make up (for) (5) LA Times Mini Sep 21, 2025
7% TABU Banned university club making a comeback (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 20, 2025
7% LIE Make up a story (3)

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