Tarnish
Crossword Clue and Answers
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We most recently saw this clue in Evening Standard Easy Crossword.
We deem Tarnish to be a VERY COMMON crossword clue as we've seen it more than 13 times in a variety of crossword publications.
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Publications
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Monday, 8 Nov 2021
- The Mirror Quick - Sunday, 20 Jun 2021
- The Daily Mail Quick - Wednesday, 31 Mar 2021
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Monday, 15 Mar 2021
- The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 24 Jan 2021
- The Mirror Quick - Thursday, 26 Nov 2020
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Tuesday, 17 Nov 2020
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Wednesday, 28 Oct 2020
- The Mirror Quick - Monday, 26 Oct 2020
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Monday, 17 Aug 2020
- The Daily Mail Quick - Thursday, 7 Mar 2019
- The New York Times Mini - Saturday, 17 Nov 2018
Crossword Answers
3 letters
MAR
A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"
5 letters
SULLY
French statesman (1560-1641)
TAINT
The state of being contaminated
STAIN
(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
6 letters
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"
SMIRCH
An act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"
7 letters
POLLUTE
Make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
BLACKEN
Make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"
BESMEAR
Spread or daub (a surface)
BLEMISH
A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"
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"
MACULATE
Morally blemished; stained or impure
DISCOLOR
Lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored"