Hard to shift some fake tan: it's bottled on the counter Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hard to shift some fake tan: it's bottled on the counter featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on May 20, 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OBSTINATE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OBSTINATE Hard to shift some fake tan: it's bottled on the counter (9) The Times Cryptic May 20, 2026
48% SPF Inits. on a tanning lotion bottle (3) New York Times Mar 1, 2026
46% OILS Some kitchen bottles (4) TV Apr 12, 2026
46% SPUNRAYON Like some tans (9) Wall Street Journal Mar 12, 2026
44% PHONEY Fake (6) The Telegraph Quick May 20, 2026
44% SUNBATHE Tan (8) The Times Sunday Concise May 17, 2026
44% SHAM Fake (4) Universal May 9, 2026
44% ERSATZ Fake (6) Thomas Joseph Apr 22, 2026
44% BOGUS Fake (5) New York Times Midi Apr 11, 2026
44% ANTI Counter (4) LA Times Daily Apr 5, 2026

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