Smear Crossword Clue

Last seen: THE GUARDIAN, 14 Feb 2025

Showing 56 Matching Answers

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DAUB
4 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Apply haphazardlyCrossword Clue
Paint sloppilyCrossword Clue
Apply crudelyCrossword Clue
BlotCrossword Clue
Smear on sloppilyCrossword Clue
Haphazardly smear onCrossword Clue
Mark on a bingo cardCrossword Clue
Paint messilyCrossword Clue
Coat with plaster, sayCrossword Clue

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TAR
3 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
La Brea gooCrossword Clue
Roofing materialCrossword Clue
BesmirchCrossword Clue
Natural pitchCrossword Clue
Sealing gooCrossword Clue
La Brea ___ PitsCrossword Clue
Paving goopCrossword Clue
Paving gooCrossword Clue
Substance sometimes called pitchCrossword Clue

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BEDAUB
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Paint crudelyCrossword Clue
Cover with e.g. paintCrossword Clue
Smear e.g. with paintCrossword Clue
Plot by Jack introducing primarily unjustified smearCrossword Clue
Floor with gold and black polishCrossword Clue
Smear pallet perhaps with gold and blackCrossword Clue
Happen to have unpleasant turn over unionists smearCrossword Clue
Sack with gold bricks first found in coatCrossword Clue
Cover plot a rube exposedCrossword Clue
Smear campaign initially BBC denied, due a wrangleCrossword Clue

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SMUDGE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
What mascara might doCrossword Clue
Blurred streakCrossword Clue
Nuisance for leftiesCrossword Clue
Ink stain, perhapsCrossword Clue
DaubCrossword Clue
Spot of glorious mud? GenuinelyCrossword Clue
Greasy fingerprint, maybeCrossword Clue
First of shirts with dirt, say, held up has blurred markCrossword Clue
Spot of smeared soil say, showing upCrossword Clue
Photocopy flawCrossword Clue

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DEFAME
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Slander half-deaf celebrityCrossword Clue
Harm the reputation ofCrossword Clue
SlanderCrossword Clue
Cast aspersions onCrossword Clue
Slag off Guardian setter, turning on a Guardian setterCrossword Clue
Slander American woman, European female interveningCrossword Clue
Run down, fed up, James undressedCrossword Clue
Subject to slanderCrossword Clue
Damage reputation of French musicalCrossword Clue

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BLUR
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hazy shapeCrossword Clue
___ My Background (Zoom button)Crossword Clue
Hazy memoryCrossword Clue
"It's a ___" ("The memory is hazy")Crossword Clue
"Song 2" musical groupCrossword Clue
Make less distinctCrossword Clue
It's hard to seeCrossword Clue
Vague memoryCrossword Clue
Busy day, in retrospectCrossword Clue
Make fuzzyCrossword Clue

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LIBEL
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Defame in printCrossword Clue
Written defamationCrossword Clue
SlanderCrossword Clue
Everyman is improperly described by two lines making damaging accusationCrossword Clue
Defamatory comments in printCrossword Clue
Actionable wordsCrossword Clue
Disrespectful words from name on Australian radio?Crossword Clue
Scandal I believe is somewhat defamatory …Crossword Clue
Actionable articleCrossword Clue

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ANOINT
6 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
ConsecrateCrossword Clue
Designate as a successorCrossword Clue
Consecrate by smearing with oilCrossword Clue
Choose as a successorCrossword Clue
Consecrate with oilCrossword Clue
Bless using oilCrossword Clue
Appropriate rhyme for "appoint"Crossword Clue
Consecrate, in a wayCrossword Clue

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DISCREDIT
9 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Insult conservative and socialist relations in disgraceCrossword Clue
Smear record colour - that oneCrossword Clue
Cast doubt onCrossword Clue
Cast doubt on policemans commendationCrossword Clue
Rubbish record embarrassed ItalianCrossword Clue
Shame communist has it on recordCrossword Clue
Tried playing record earlier? Rubbish!Crossword Clue
Give the lie to smearCrossword Clue

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MALIGN
6 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
SlanderCrossword Clue
Guinea inferior to former French colony? That's slanderCrossword Clue
Speak ill ofCrossword Clue
Somewhat dismal, ignominious and balefulCrossword Clue
Bad side dominated by Millwall initiallyCrossword Clue
Country gent, oddly evilCrossword Clue
Nasty relative listened to rowCrossword Clue

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ASPERSE
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Bad-mouthCrossword Clue
Following regulars to sue for slanderCrossword Clue
Shakespearean killer with tongue for slanderCrossword Clue
Slander from venomous creature, IrishCrossword Clue
MalignCrossword Clue
Make false accusations when blueCrossword Clue
Shakespeares slander?Crossword Clue
Shakespeare's slander?Crossword Clue
Speak ill ofCrossword Clue

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DAB
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Gently applyCrossword Clue
Apply gentlyCrossword Clue
Dance move popularized in the 2010sCrossword Clue
SmidgenCrossword Clue
SmidgeCrossword Clue
Smack-___Crossword Clue
Apply with a light touchCrossword Clue
DollopCrossword Clue
Little glob of hot sauceCrossword Clue
BlotCrossword Clue

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SLUR
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Legato notation, in musicCrossword Clue
Fail to enunciateCrossword Clue
Curved line in musicCrossword Clue
Speak indistinctlyCrossword Clue
Speak unclearlyCrossword Clue
Legato symbol on a scoreCrossword Clue
Curve on a scoreCrossword Clue
Speak drunkenlyCrossword Clue
No oriental regulations about libelCrossword Clue
Legato markCrossword Clue

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STREAK
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
String of consecutive winsCrossword Clue
Barely run?Crossword Clue
Take off and run?Crossword Clue
Run out of clothes?Crossword Clue
Wordle player's prideCrossword Clue
Barely runCrossword Clue
Run just for the exposure?Crossword Clue
27 is out to frolic and run nakedCrossword Clue
Window-washing no-noCrossword Clue

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DAUBING
7 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Palette holder's exercise, maybeCrossword Clue

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MUDSLINGER
10 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
One aims to smear opponentsCrossword Clue
First three from Musaeus about died, stick around for one to hurl abuseCrossword Clue
Disparagers bad name sons endureCrossword Clue
Slanderer beating single drumCrossword Clue
ScandalmongerCrossword Clue

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POISONPENLETTER
15 Letters
2 RELATED CLUES
Carton half open, reptiles scurrying: nasty thing to receive in the mailCrossword Clue
Sour noteCrossword Clue

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LIBELLAW
8 Letters

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BESMIRCH
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
StainCrossword Clue
Dirty, base sado-masochism - into the caneCrossword Clue
Broom out of the ordinary on terribly rich soilCrossword Clue
SullyCrossword Clue
Every other bit of jetsam coated in wood stainCrossword Clue
Britains riches accumulated by robbing mass? DirtyCrossword Clue
English NCO hides in tree, getting dirtyCrossword Clue
Heartless cherubims, terribly dullCrossword Clue
SullyCrossword Clue
Bring dishonor uponCrossword Clue

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SPLOTCH
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Irregular stainCrossword Clue
Irregularly shaped spotCrossword Clue
Mark's parcel accepted by schoolCrossword Clue
School briefly covers up conspiracy smearCrossword Clue
School briefly covers up conspiracy smearCrossword Clue
Spot a small area near churchCrossword Clue
Inkblot, e.gCrossword Clue
Mess made by quiet group in schoolCrossword Clue
Mess made by quiet group in schoolCrossword Clue
Spot storyline with school settingCrossword Clue

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ATTACKAD
8 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Negative spotCrossword Clue
Negative campaign tacticCrossword Clue
TV spot besmirching an opponentCrossword Clue
Smear campaign tacticCrossword Clue
Smear on an opposing candidateCrossword Clue
Mud spot?Crossword Clue
Aggressive campaign TV spotCrossword Clue
Aggressive campaign TV spotCrossword Clue

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BETAR
5 Letters

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SST
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Bygone initials at JFKCrossword Clue
Retired flierCrossword Clue
Concorde, e.g., for shortCrossword Clue
Speedy plane of the pastCrossword Clue
The last one flew in 10/03Crossword Clue
Mach 1 breakerCrossword Clue
Speedy plane of the pastCrossword Clue
Retired jet, brieflyCrossword Clue
Speedster retired in 2003Crossword Clue
Former boomer?Crossword Clue

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BLOT
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
DabCrossword Clue
Part of a Rorschach testCrossword Clue
Ink splotchCrossword Clue
Ink accidentCrossword Clue
Dab dryCrossword Clue
Printer smudgeCrossword Clue
Inky stainCrossword Clue
Dab with a paper towelCrossword Clue
Dab with a tissueCrossword Clue
Exposed checker, in backgammonCrossword Clue

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TAINT
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
SpoilCrossword Clue
TarnishCrossword Clue
BesmirchCrossword Clue
CorruptCrossword Clue
Contaminating traceCrossword Clue
SullyCrossword Clue
SullyCrossword Clue
TarnishCrossword Clue
ContaminateCrossword Clue
ContaminateCrossword Clue

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CERE
4 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Waxy area on a raptor’s beakCrossword Clue
Parrot's beak partCrossword Clue
Bird bill partCrossword Clue
Canary's "nose"Crossword Clue
Waxy part at the base of a bird's billCrossword Clue
Part of a bird's beakCrossword Clue
Parrot's mandible coveringCrossword Clue

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GAUM
4 Letters

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GERMS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
What many cleaning brands say they can kill 99% ofCrossword Clue
"Cooties"Crossword Clue
Sanitizer targetsCrossword Clue
MicroorganismsCrossword Clue
MicrobesCrossword Clue
Targets of some wipesCrossword Clue
They can make you sickCrossword Clue
Things a mysophobe is afraid ofCrossword Clue
Source of infection right inside bits of 9?Crossword Clue
Purell targetCrossword Clue

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REOIL
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Tend to a pesky squeakCrossword Clue
Make slicker, in a wayCrossword Clue
Use more WD-40 onCrossword Clue
Lubricate againCrossword Clue
Treat, as a stubborn squeakCrossword Clue
Make slicker, in a wayCrossword Clue
Make slicker, maybeCrossword Clue
Lube up againCrossword Clue
Grease up againCrossword Clue
Add more lubricant toCrossword Clue

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SLANDER
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Smear tactics from one leaving Orcadian, maybeCrossword Clue
CalumnyCrossword Clue
Smear last bit of oil into power toolCrossword Clue
Dirt, so to speakCrossword Clue
Tell lies aboutCrossword Clue
Words spoken that falsely damage someone's reputationCrossword Clue
Run down, in a wayCrossword Clue
CalumnyCrossword Clue
One brought back to earth after Sun's character assassinationCrossword Clue
One brought back to earth after Suns character assassinationCrossword Clue

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GREECE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Country where Western theater originatedCrossword Clue
Athens' countryCrossword Clue
Birthplace of the OlympicsCrossword Clue
Mediterranean country with 8,500 miles of coastlineCrossword Clue
Nation south of North MacedoniaCrossword Clue
Mount Olympus countryCrossword Clue
Country with the most archaeological museums in the world (110+)Crossword Clue
Mediterranean countrys fatty oil spilling from your mouthCrossword Clue
Country with a special kind of monkey were told?Crossword Clue
Where the tradition of shaking hands as a greeting originatedCrossword Clue

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INKBLOT
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Pen smudgeCrossword Clue
Rorschach patternCrossword Clue
Rorschach patternCrossword Clue
Mark part of testCrossword Clue
What makes page dirty? A sort of bonk-litCrossword Clue
Image in a psychoanalysis testCrossword Clue
Blink perplexedly at books to find writing errorCrossword Clue
Test patternCrossword Clue
Test pattern?Crossword Clue
Mess made with a penCrossword Clue

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LIBERAL
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
GenerousCrossword Clue
Party that merged with the Social Democrats in 1988Crossword Clue
___ arts degreeCrossword Clue
GenerousCrossword Clue
Open-mindedCrossword Clue
GenerousCrossword Clue
Steel, say, was shown by artist beset by defamationCrossword Clue
GenerousCrossword Clue
___ artsCrossword Clue
Loose, like a translationCrossword Clue

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TARBUSH
7 Letters

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PARMESAN
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Substitute for Pecorino RomanoCrossword Clue
Cheese on spaghetti aglio e olioCrossword Clue
Freshly grated cheese at a trattoriaCrossword Clue
Ingredient used in Italian cookingCrossword Clue
Standard beginning to slip in average cheeseCrossword Clue
A hard cheese - or dialect - from northern ItalyCrossword Clue
Standard names for melting cheeseCrossword Clue
Secretary gets SLR finally, chaps coming round mostly say cheeseCrossword Clue
Spaghetti sprinklingCrossword Clue
Spare man ordered this to go on pasta perhapsCrossword Clue

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PAT
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Serving of butterCrossword Clue
"Movement in Black" poet ParkerCrossword Clue
Stand ___Crossword Clue
Bit of butterCrossword Clue
Gentle touchCrossword Clue
Butter servingCrossword Clue
Touch lovinglyCrossword Clue
Word before or after downCrossword Clue
Serving of butterCrossword Clue
Gentle touchCrossword Clue

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PLASTER
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
___ of parisCrossword Clue
Material for the cast that comes from ParisCrossword Clue
Agent upset about most recent smearCrossword Clue
Swiss mountain climbing? Severe, wanting new cover for woundCrossword Clue
Sticky stuff coating large end of rectangular dressingCrossword Clue
Sticky stuff coating large end of rectangular dressingCrossword Clue
Perhaps Band Aid record brought back tears when broadcastCrossword Clue
Cover render patchCrossword Clue
Column missing front piece of Italian stucco?Crossword Clue
Wall surfaceCrossword Clue

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SLATHER
7 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Spread thickly, as sunscreenCrossword Clue
Thickly cover Sams face with shaving creamCrossword Clue
Spread special foamCrossword Clue
Lay on thickCrossword Clue
Apply liberallyCrossword Clue

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ARC
3 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Hero's journey, sayCrossword Clue
Curved pathCrossword Clue
Rainbow's shapeCrossword Clue
Piece of a circle's circumferenceCrossword Clue
Rainbow shapeCrossword Clue
Rainbow shapeCrossword Clue
CurveCrossword Clue
Shape made with a pencil and stringCrossword Clue
Circle sectionCrossword Clue
Home run ball's trajectoryCrossword Clue

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DEFAMATION
10 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
No sex - am a government agent rejecting scandalCrossword Clue
Fed up in the morning, Anto is upset about one slurCrossword Clue
Fed up in the morning, Anto is upset about one slurCrossword Clue

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NOINT
5 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Oil on tin removedCrossword Clue

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REAMS
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Quantities of paperCrossword Clue
Paper bundlesCrossword Clue
Units of paperCrossword Clue
Packages at printersCrossword Clue
Stationery stacksCrossword Clue
Paper ordersCrossword Clue
Quantities of paperCrossword Clue
Paper quantitiesCrossword Clue
Large quantitiesCrossword Clue
Quantities of paperCrossword Clue

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SLURRY
6 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Damaging accusation! Case of robbery? It’s full of crap!Crossword Clue
Waste, speaking when wasted?Crossword Clue
Semi-liquid mixture of water and cement or manure, sayCrossword Clue
Muddy mixtureCrossword Clue
Animal waste left in county wasting energyCrossword Clue
Mixture of cementCrossword Clue
Mixture of cementCrossword Clue

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BLUER
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Group accepting the ending of Parklife is more offensiveCrossword Clue
Lower wheel about uniform weightCrossword Clue
Further down?Crossword Clue
Confusion after snorting drug, getting more miserableCrossword Clue
Like a darker purpleCrossword Clue
Clearer, as a skyCrossword Clue
Downer?Crossword Clue
More downtroddenCrossword Clue
Sky thus clearer, as university sportsman runsCrossword Clue
Sky thus clearer, as university sportsman runsCrossword Clue

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PAPTEST
7 Letters

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CALUMNY
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Character defamationCrossword Clue
SlanderCrossword Clue
Slander constant smoker in a cityCrossword Clue
Silly goon excluded from moving agony columns hatchet jobCrossword Clue
Slander male in a variety of lunacyCrossword Clue
SlanderCrossword Clue
Lying undisturbed at first in peaceful stateCrossword Clue
Lying undisturbed at first in peaceful stateCrossword Clue
Derogatory statementCrossword Clue
My uncle baselessly spread round a malicious lieCrossword Clue

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PILASTER
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Column's parts lie in ruinsCrossword Clue
Journalist Morgan shortly to pen final column?Crossword Clue
Column to endure when given external supportCrossword Clue
Material for cast includes Pinters second columnCrossword Clue
Continue to break support columnCrossword Clue
Column ending in landing stageCrossword Clue
Projecting column I coated in stuccoCrossword Clue
Thickly spread around one columnCrossword Clue
I tucked into cake decoration on the outsideCrossword Clue
Column places upright character in smearCrossword Clue

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STARDOM
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Fame and fortuneCrossword Clue
Celebrity dropping E in planetarium?Crossword Clue
Fame and fortuneCrossword Clue
D-lister's questCrossword Clue
Being a name in Hollywood?Crossword Clue
Celebrity organised smart doCrossword Clue
Laid back 60s style betrays celebrityCrossword Clue
Curiously mad sort of celebrityCrossword Clue
Fame derived from imperial position by reshuffle at topCrossword Clue
Fame derived from imperial position by reshuffle at topCrossword Clue

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TARRAGON
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Herb also known as dragon's wortCrossword Clue
Model and monarch in Iberian kingdom: bit of a dish?Crossword Clue
Aromatic herbCrossword Clue
Herb comes from source of Tagus River in part of SpainCrossword Clue
Herb is awfully arrogantCrossword Clue
Herb Elliotts last run in Spanish regionCrossword Clue
Herb that may be found in most of NE Spanish regionCrossword Clue
Slander and mock HerbCrossword Clue
Leaves in arrogant fashionCrossword Clue
Black badger regularly taking aromatic plantCrossword Clue

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BLUSHER
7 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Cosmetic applied to the cheeksCrossword Clue
Ones embarrassed to involve woman in smearCrossword Clue
Boots' foremost more luxurious make-upCrossword Clue
Boots foremost more luxurious make-upCrossword Clue
Cosmetic wheel, at back, adorns black EscortCrossword Clue
Cosmetic applied to the cheeksCrossword Clue

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DIRTYTRICKS
11 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Funny business in political campaign – filthy magic?Crossword Clue

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EPIGRAMS
8 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Classic works by the poet MartialCrossword Clue
Comic grips me with a set of funny statementsCrossword Clue
Sayings in page's rim need translatingCrossword Clue
Sayings in pages rim need translatingCrossword Clue
Witty sayings of sir, page recycled to enthral maidenCrossword Clue
Gripe about one writing proverbsCrossword Clue
Gnomes and imps rage away with the fairiesCrossword Clue

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SULLIVAN
8 Letters
6 RELATED CLUES
Spoke of dirty man of noteCrossword Clue
Spoke of dirty man of noteCrossword Clue
He introduced the Beatles to AmericaCrossword Clue
Arthur who composed "The Yeomen of the Guard"Crossword Clue
Composer of music for Ruddigore, d. 1900Crossword Clue
Early heavyweight champ John LCrossword Clue

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RAMSHACKLE
10 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Neglected to drive home with hamperCrossword Clue
Shabby and run-downCrossword Clue
DilapidatedCrossword Clue
Poor journalist probes unsettled realms in a tumbledown stateCrossword Clue
Bertrams hack left pens in terrible conditionCrossword Clue
Deteriorating butt restraintCrossword Clue
Disorganised male given tieCrossword Clue
Disorganised male given tieCrossword Clue
Dilapidated hut located in exotic realmCrossword Clue
Strike, subject to restraint, likely to collapseCrossword Clue

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PLASTERSAINT
12 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
In drink , Daisy's a hypocriteCrossword Clue

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STAMPINGGROUND
14 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Territory shown by map sadly secured by fraud and crushedCrossword Clue

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Showing 56 Matching Answers

DAUB

9 RELATED CLUES

TAR

9 RELATED CLUES

BEDAUB

10 RELATED CLUES

SMUDGE

10 RELATED CLUES

DEFAME

9 RELATED CLUES

BLUR

10 RELATED CLUES

LIBEL

9 RELATED CLUES

ANOINT

8 RELATED CLUES

DISCREDIT

8 RELATED CLUES

MALIGN

7 RELATED CLUES

ASPERSE

9 RELATED CLUES

DAB

10 RELATED CLUES

SLUR

10 RELATED CLUES

STREAK

9 RELATED CLUES

DAUBING

1 RELATED CLUES

MUDSLINGER

5 RELATED CLUES

POISONPENLETTER

2 RELATED CLUES

LIBELLAW

BESMIRCH

10 RELATED CLUES

SPLOTCH

10 RELATED CLUES

ATTACKAD

8 RELATED CLUES

BETAR

SST

10 RELATED CLUES

BLOT

10 RELATED CLUES

TAINT

10 RELATED CLUES

CERE

7 RELATED CLUES

GAUM

GERMS

10 RELATED CLUES

REOIL

10 RELATED CLUES

SLANDER

10 RELATED CLUES

GREECE

10 RELATED CLUES

INKBLOT

10 RELATED CLUES

LIBERAL

10 RELATED CLUES

TARBUSH

PARMESAN

10 RELATED CLUES

PAT

10 RELATED CLUES

PLASTER

10 RELATED CLUES

SLATHER

5 RELATED CLUES

ARC

10 RELATED CLUES

DEFAMATION

3 RELATED CLUES

NOINT

1 RELATED CLUES