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 11 2024 Newsday Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Fly in the ointment has a total of 4 letters.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | SNAG | Fly in the ointment | Newsday |
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. |
Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:
- LA Times: Dec 25, 2024
- Newsday: Dec 11, 2024
- Universal: Oct 25, 2023
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