Fly in the ointment, e.g. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Fly in the ointment, e.g. . We have found 41 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SNAG.

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41 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SNAG Fly in the ointment, e.g. (4)
98% PROBLEM Fly in the ointment, e.g. (7)
91% SALVE Ointment (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 24, 2025
83% DABS Ointment applications (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 13, 2025
83% DAB Bit of ointment (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 4, 2025
83% SPIES Johnny English and George Smiley, e. g. (5)
79% UNGUENT Anointing ointment (7) (7) The Sun Mini Sep 7, 2025
79% GAY The "G" in LGBTQ (3) Commuter Aug 19, 2025
79% GAS "G" in LPG (3)
79% GOD The "G" in TGIF (3)
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