NYT Crossword · 9 Down
“Makeup mishap” Crossword Clue
This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword for Tuesday, January 4, 2011 as 9 Down. The answer has 6 letters. Reveal it below one square at a time, or open the hints first if you only want a push in the right direction.
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NYT Crossword · Tuesday, January 4, 2011 · 9 Down
This clue has had more than one answer
- Jan 4, 2011 · 9 Down · 6 letters
- May 12, 2009 · 30 Down · 5 letters
- May 6, 2005 · 20 Across · 5 letters
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The other clues from the NYT Crossword of Tuesday, January 4, 2011.
Across
- 1The old man crossword clue3 letters
- 4Like a pool table, ideally crossword clue5 letters
- 9Flights like Lindy's crossword clue5 letters
- 14French coin of old crossword clue3 letters
- 15Fail to pay, as taxes crossword clue5 letters
- 16Native New Zealanders crossword clue5 letters
- 17Yadda, yadda, yadda: Abbr. crossword clue3 letters
- 18"Dang it!" crossword clue5 letters
- 19"Primitive" feelings crossword clue5 letters
- 20___ fiber crossword clue7 letters
- 22QB's successes crossword clue3 letters
- 23Dawn goddess crossword clue3 letters
- 24Like a bug in a rug crossword clue4 letters
- 26Two, for many minigolf holes crossword clue3 letters
- 29Postlarval crossword clue5 letters
- 32Burn, as a wound crossword clue9 letters
- 34Last Supper query crossword clue5 letters
- 35Quantities: Abbr. crossword clue4 letters
- 36Not much crossword clue4 letters
- 37What every answer on the perimeter of this puzzle is crossword clue15 letters
- 40Brit's baby buggy crossword clue4 letters
- 41Wings, in zoology crossword clue4 letters
- 42Musical featuring "Tomorrow" crossword clue5 letters
- 43Schoolyard snitch's words crossword clue9 letters
- 45Activist Chávez crossword clue5 letters
- 46English poet laureate Henry James ___ crossword clue3 letters
- 47Millennium divs. crossword clue4 letters
- 48Exclamations of understanding crossword clue3 letters
- 49Reporter's question crossword clue3 letters
- 50Gets the best of, in slang crossword clue7 letters
- 54Tony's "West Side Story" love crossword clue5 letters
- 57Make sense crossword clue5 letters
- 59One in the family, informally crossword clue3 letters
- 60Norwegian king until A.D. 1000 crossword clue5 letters
- 61Be dishonest with crossword clue5 letters
- 62Equal: Prefix crossword clue3 letters
- 631/60 fluid dram crossword clue5 letters
- 64Guiding principle crossword clue5 letters
- 65Repeated machine gun sound crossword clue3 letters
Down
- 1Something good for a Boy Scout? crossword clue4 letters
- 2Stage opening crossword clue4 letters
- 3Il ___ (Mussolini) crossword clue4 letters
- 4"Chocolat" actress crossword clue8 letters
- 5Civil rights leader Medgar crossword clue5 letters
- 6Results may do this, in commercials crossword clue4 letters
- 7Summer N.Y. hrs. crossword clue3 letters
- 8"___ Miz" crossword clue3 letters
- 10Sculler's gear crossword clue4 letters
- 11Trucker's record crossword clue3 letters
- 12Vein contents crossword clue3 letters
- 13One in the family, informally crossword clue3 letters
- 214:00 P.M., traditionally crossword clue7 letters
- 22People of Rwanda crossword clue5 letters
- 24Margaret Mead interviewees crossword clue7 letters
- 25Eggnog sprinkling crossword clue6 letters
- 26Rock climbers' spikes crossword clue6 letters
- 27"The Simpsons" voice man Hank crossword clue6 letters
- 28More visibly ashamed crossword clue6 letters
- 29Brit's "Goodbye!" crossword clue6 letters
- 30G.I.'s org. crossword clue6 letters
- 31Pontius ___ crossword clue6 letters
- 32Comic who quipped "Weather forecast for tonight: dark" crossword clue6 letters
- 33Lack of experience crossword clue7 letters
- 38Family name in Chicago politics crossword clue5 letters
- 39Decorative plant holder crossword clue8 letters
- 44Bar mitzvah toast crossword clue6 letters
- 48Like a 45° or 60° angle crossword clue5 letters
- 49Internet cafe connection crossword clue4 letters
- 50Yemeni port crossword clue4 letters
- 51Black-bordered news item crossword clue4 letters
- 52___ Major crossword clue4 letters
- 53Barfly's binge crossword clue4 letters
- 54Partner of baseball and apple pie crossword clue3 letters
- 55Induction-refusing boxing champ crossword clue3 letters
- 56Hightailed it crossword clue3 letters
- 57Key near the space bar crossword clue3 letters
- 58Fizzle out crossword clue3 letters
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Frequently asked questions
How many letters is the answer to “Makeup mishap”?
The answer has 6 letters. It starts with S and ends with E, so you can check it against the squares you have already filled.
When was “Makeup mishap” last seen?
Most recently in the NYT Crossword on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at 9 Down. It has appeared 3 times in the NYT Crossword since we started our archive.
What is the answer to the “Makeup mishap” crossword clue?
It has had different answers on different days; the latest is SMUDGE. The answer section above lists each day with its answer.