Blacken
Crossword Clue and Answers

Today we have 17 crossword solutions for Blacken which appeared recently in The Sun Cryptic.

We have deemed Blacken as a UNCOMMON crossword clue as we have not seen it regularly in many crossword publications.

The most recent answer we found for this clue is "CHAR".

Publications

  • The Sun Cryptic - Friday, 16 Jul 2021
  • The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 17 Feb 2019

Crossword Answers

3 letters

TAR
A man who serves as a sailor

4 letters

CHAR
Any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus

SEAR
Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"

5 letters

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

SINGE
Burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows"

GRIME
The state of being covered with unclean things

BLACK
(board games) the darker pieces

6 letters

SCORCH
Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"

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"

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"

DARKEN
Tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name"

7 letters

TARNISH
Discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

NIGRIFY
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"

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

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

9 letters

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"