Smear
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

TAR
A man who serves as a sailor

PAP
The small projection of a mammary gland

4 letters

DAUB
Apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall"

BLUR
A hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"

SLUR
A blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"

BLOT
An act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

SPOT
An act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

5 letters

STAIN
(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible

LIBEL
Print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"

SULLY
French statesman (1560-1641)

6 letters

SMUTCH
Make a smudge on; soil by smudging

VILIFY
Spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

DEFAME
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

IMPUGN
Attack as false or wrong

BLOTCH
An irregularly shaped spot

SPREAD
Move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"

MALIGN
Evil or harmful in nature or influence; "prompted by malign motives"; "believed in witches and malign spirits"; "gave him a malign look"; "a malign lesion"

ANOINT
Administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

BEDAUB
Spread or daub (a surface)

SMUDGE
A blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"

SMIRCH
An act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

7 letters

ASPERSE
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

SLANDER
An abusive attack on a person's character or good name

SLATHER
Spread thickly; "I can't eat bagels without slathering them with cream cheese"

BLACKEN
Make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"

8 letters

BESMIRCH
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

9 letters

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

DENIGRATE
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

DISCREDIT
Damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

10 letters

MALIGNMENT
Slanderous defamation

CALUMNIATE
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

12 letters

VILIFICATION
Slanderous defamation

14 letters

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