Fly in the ointment Crossword Clue

While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Fly in the ointment crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on December 25 2024 LA Times Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Fly in the ointment has a total of 4 letters.

Verified Answer
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Definition

A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch; a knot; a protuberance.
A tooth projecting beyond the rest; contemptuously, a broken or decayed tooth.
A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.
One of the secondary branches of an antler.
To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly.
To injure or destroy, as a steamboat or other vessel, by a snag, or projecting part of a sunken tree.

Check the table below for more likely or similar clues and answers related to Fly in the ointment crossword clue.

Rank Answer Clue Publisher
99% SNAG Fly in the ointment LA Times


Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:

  • LA Times Crossword, December 25 2024
  • Newsday Crossword, December 11 2024

The answer we have in our database for "Fly in the ointment" is: SNAG

There are a total of 4 letters in SNAG

The crossword clue "Fly in the ointment" was last spotted on December 25 2024

"Fly in the ointment" was last seen on LA Times Crossword