Make-up stays on cheek? On the contrary (9) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Make-up stays on cheek? On the contrary last seen in Telegraph 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LIPSTICKS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LIPSTICKS Make-up stays on cheek? On the contrary (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 10, 2024
7% TEARS They make streaks on cheeks (5) New York Times Jan 23, 2026
6% SASS Lip or cheek (4) Universal Feb 17, 2026
6% ROUGE Cheek cosmetic (5) Commuter Feb 12, 2026
6% EFFRONTERY Cheek (10) The Telegraph Quick Feb 11, 2026
6% MALAR Of the cheek (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 26, 2025
6% LIP Cheek (3) The Telegraph Quick Dec 1, 2025
5% TOES Stay on your __ (4) Commuter Feb 21, 2026
5% GLADDEN Make happy, cheer up (7) Puzzler Backwords Feb 15, 2026
5% HID Stayed out of sight (3)

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