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Smudges Crossword Clue

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97%5Exact Match!
noun

• a blemish made by dirt

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

verb

• dry (ink) with blotting paper

• make a spot or mark onto

96%6Exact 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%5Exact Match!
noun

• a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

verb

• coat with soot

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times02 Oct 1988 Across 93
New York Times15 Jan 1982 Across 44
New York Times25 Apr 1976 Down 10
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