On river long ago, you returned with make-up (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue On river long ago, you returned with make-up (8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on March 13, 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EYELINER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EYELINER On river long ago, you returned with make-up (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 13, 2026
8% ANCIENT From long, long ago (7) Commuter Feb 7, 2026
7% OLDEN __ days (long ago) (5) Newsday Feb 16, 2026
7% ONCE Long ago (4) Newsday Dec 26, 2025
6% ABETSABET "You lost, pay up!" * (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 13, 2026
6% AGO Long, long __ (3) Commuter Mar 10, 2026
6% LIAR "You made that up!" (4) LA Times Daily Mar 8, 2026
6% ATONE Make up for one's sins (5) New York Times Mini Mar 3, 2026
6% DEE Character picked up in river (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 19, 2026
6% GLADDEN Make happy, cheer up (7) Puzzler Backwords Feb 15, 2026

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