Face improved with hard rub (5) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Face improved with hard rub (5) last seen in Mirror 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CHAFE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHAFE Face improved with hard rub (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Jul 3, 2025
7% UPTURNS Improvements (7) Commuter Oct 24, 2025
7% ENHANCED Improved (8) New York Times Oct 17, 2025
6% EDIFY Improve the mind (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 23, 2025
6% BOOYAH "In your face!" (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
6% EDIT Correct or improve (text) (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 17, 2025
6% EYEPIT Socket in the face (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 17, 2025
6% STONY Poker-faced (5) LA Times Daily Oct 14, 2025
6% ORAL Face-to-face exam (4)
6% HEADBUTT Meet face to face? (8) New York Times Oct 11, 2025

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