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Libel Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is MALIGN which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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97%6Exact Match!
adjective

• evil or harmful in nature or influence

adjective satellite

• having or exerting a malignant influence

verb

• speak unfavorably about

96%5Exact Match!
noun

• slanderous defamation

• a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope

• a blemish made by dirt

• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

verb

• stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

• make a smudge on; soil by smudging

• cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

95%6Exact Match!
verb

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
New York Times28 Oct 2001 Down 93
New York Times27 Feb 1995 Down 13
New York Times28 Dec 1990 Across 42
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