Soil
Crossword Clue and Answers
Looking for answers to the "Soil" crossword clue? it's your lucky day, we have them! Today we have 26 crossword solutions for Soil.
We most recently saw this clue in Irish Independent - Simple.
We deem Soil to be a VERY COMMON crossword clue as we've seen it more than 26 times in a variety of crossword publications.
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Publications
- Irish Independent - Simple - Tuesday, 2 Nov 2021
- The Sun Cryptic - Tuesday, 15 Jun 2021
- USA Today - Friday, 16 Apr 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Thursday, 21 Jan 2021
- The Sun Cryptic - Monday, 18 Jan 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Wednesday, 16 Dec 2020
- The Guardian Quick - Friday, 30 Oct 2020
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Monday, 19 Oct 2020
- USA Today - Saturday, 5 Sep 2020
- Irish Independent - Simple - Friday, 3 Jul 2020
- Irish Independent - Simple - Monday, 18 May 2020
Crossword Answers
4 letters
LOAM
A rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
DIRT
Disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
LAND
Agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"
MARL
A loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime
5 letters
GRIME
The state of being covered with unclean things
EARTH
A connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
SMEAR
An act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
FILTH
An offensive or indecent word or phrase
SULLY
French statesman (1560-1641)
COLLY
Make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
DIRTY
Soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"
MUDDY
Dirty with mud
STAIN
(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
6 letters
GROUND
The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
BEMIRE
Make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
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"
BEFOUL
Spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
DEFILE
Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
GREASE
Lubricate with grease; "grease the wheels"
GRUNGE
The state of being covered with unclean things
7 letters
BEGRIME
Make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
TARNISH
Discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
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
TERRITORY
A region marked off for administrative or other purposes