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Lenten Forehead Smudges Crossword Clue

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199%5Exact Match!
229%5Smudges
329%6 Covered with smudges

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We think the answer is "ASHES" which means:

    noun
  • • United states tennis player who was the first black to win united states and english singles championships (1943-1993)
  • verb
  • • To reduce to a residue of ash. see ashing.
  • • To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette.
  • • To hit the end off (a burning cigar or cigarette).
  • • (mostly used in the passive) to cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He scattered the ashes of his beloved dog in the park."
  • • "She kept her father's ashes on the mantelpiece."

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New York Times21 Mar 1996 Down 1
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