Anagrams of: BESMUTCHING

• acting with a specific goal

• concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest

• the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

• the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb

• a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse

• travel by getting free rides from motorists

• look through a book or other written material

• feel or handle with the fingers

• The top of a ridge.

• The spine of an animal.

• A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking.

• A sharp angle in the cross section of a hull.

• A hollowed or bevelled channel in the waterway of a ship's deck.

• The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave.

• The back of the blade on a scythe.

• Food, especially convenience snack foods.

• (with the definite article) Hunger, especially a craving for food as a result of cannabis or alcohol consumption.

• a scientist who specializes in chemistry

• a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs

• United States diplomat and United Nations official (1904-1971)

• someone who makes or repairs guns