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)
72% SALVES Ointments (6) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
69% BALM Soothing ointment (4) Newsday Nov 18, 2025
69% LOTION Ointment (6) (6) Mirror Quick Oct 30, 2025
69% DAB Bit of ointment (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 22, 2025
69% DABS Ointment applications (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 21, 2025
69% REACTIONGIF Speechless Nathan Fillion, e,g, (11) USA Today Sep 21, 2025
69% UKELELE Instrument with G-C-E-A tuning (7) USA Today Sep 13, 2025
66% RUBON Apply, as ointment (5) New York Times Sep 22, 2025
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