Distortion isn't commonly cosmetic (3,5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Distortion isn't commonly cosmetic (3,5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on May 6, 2026. 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 WARPAINT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WARPAINT Distortion isn't commonly cosmetic (3,5) (8) The Guardian Cryptic May 6, 2026
66% AINT Isn t wrong (4)
63% MAKEUP Cosmetics (6) The Telegraph Quick Apr 6, 2026
63% TWIST Distort (5) New York Times Mar 14, 2026
63% SKEW Distort (4) Eugene Sheffer Mar 5, 2026
60% SKEWS Distorts (5) Commuter Feb 21, 2026
57% KAY Mary ___ Cosmetics (3)
57% ESTEE Lauder of cosmetics (5) LA Times Daily Apr 22, 2026
57% ARDEN Elizabeth of cosmetics (5) Commuter Apr 11, 2026
57% MANGLE Mispronounce, distort (6) Puzzler Backwords Mar 21, 2026

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