Answer: SMEAR
SMEAR is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 186 times.
Referring Clues:
- Daub
- Publish lies about
- Campaign tactic
- Dirty political tactic
- Slide specimen
- Attack ad, maybe
- Makeup artist's problem
- Window cleaner's goof
- Makeup problem
- Window washer's mistake
- Slight on the stump, say
- Mirror marrer
- Sling mud at
- Problem with eyeliner
- Impugn
- Besmirch
- Makeup mishap
- Cosmetician's goof
- Bit of negative campaigning
- Campaign dirty trick
- Eyeliner problem
- Campaign staple
- Artist's mishap
- Eyeliner boo-boo
- Wet mascara worry
- Makeup applier's boo-boo
- Dirty campaign tactic
- Window washer's boo-boo
- Slander
- Mascara mess
- Bedaub
- Nasty campaign tactic
- Drag through the mud
- Ruin, as a reputation
- Type of political campaign
- Character assault
- Stain
- Sling mud
- Defame
- Charge falsely
- Dirty trick on the campaign trail
- Kind of campaign
- Dirty political attack
- Blur by rubbing
- Bit of mudslinging
- Campaign unpleasantry
- Makeup boo-boo
- Dirty politician's tactic
- Go negative against, in a way
- Spread
- Oily stain
- Not spread carefully
- Slather
- Campaign ugliness
- Lipstick slip
- Nasty comment from a runner?
- Use finger paint
- Ink mishap
- Campaign nastiness
- Apply haphazardly
- Political tactic
- Spread, as finger paint
- Vilify
- Sully the name of
- Sample on a slide
- Spread sloppily
- Lipstick mishap
- Bit of painting carelessness
- Apply lipstick poorly
- Do some mudslinging
- Blotch
- Stain or smudge
- Type of campaign
- Unpleasant political tactic
- Microscope sample
- Sort of campaign
- Give a black eye to
- Dirty campaign trick
- Blur, as wet ink
- Lipstick smudge
- Cast aspersions on
- Slur
- Bad mark
- Smudge
- Bit of campaign nastiness
- Bad-mouth
- Malign
- Makeup artist's mistake
- Campaign
- Mudslinging
- ___ campaign
- Denigrate
- Fingerprint
- October surprise, often
- Lab specimen
- Microscope-slide sample
- Apply lipstick unsteadily
- Use fingerpaints
- Window-washing flaw
- Makeup flaw
- Besmirch the reputation of
- Libel
- Libel
- Mascara problem
- Blacken
- What decrepit windshield wipers do
- Bit of ugly politics
- Spread (on) sloppily
- Dirty tactic
- Ruin, as calligraphy
- Spread generously
- Nasty race tactic
- Campaigner's dirty trick
- Mascara mishap
- Makeup muck-up
- Cosmetic problem
- Do finger painting
- Lipstick flaw
- Apply jam
- Apply liberally, as jelly
- Paint problem
- Unsavory type of political campaign
- Political attack, e.g.
- Nasty political ad
- Underhanded campaign tactic
- Ugly campaign tactic
- Sully
- Campaign abuse
- Greasy mark
- Attack ad tactic
- Greasy streak
- Glasses problem
- Apply Vaseline or jelly
- Slathered portion
- Lipstick problem
- Feature of a no-holds-barred campaign
- Apply jelly
- Soil
- Makeup malfunction
- Bit of ugly campaigning
- Lipstick stain
- Bit of campaign ugliness
- Primary aspirant's challenge
- Jam mishap
- Result of tears on makeup
- Do fingerpainting
- Disgusting political tactic
- Below-the-belt campaign tactic
- Mascara misadventure
- Mud marking
- Makeup smudge
- Bit of election season ugliness
- Political ploy
- Damage the reputation of
- Microscope slide sample
- Attack ad insult
- Inker's mishap
- Mudsling
- Lipstick woe
- Mark made by rubbing
- Dishonest attack
- Haphazard application
- Slanderous attack
- Printing problem
- Makeup streak
- Bit of character assassination
- Tainting tactic
- Attack ad, at times
- Dishonest campaign tactic
- Pap ___
- Eyeliner mishap
- Spread messily
- Application error, perhaps
- Problem with 82-Across
- Glasses annoyance
- Lipstick blemish
- Windshield annoyance
- Apply messily
- Streaky smudge
- Mascara smudge
- Paint, toddler-style
- Mess up, like makeup
- Makeup slip-up
- Finger-painting smudge
- Post-kiss lip smudge
- Calumniate
Last Seen In:
- LA Times - September 10, 2025
- New York Times - August 25, 2025
- New York Times - August 25, 2025
- New York Times - August 05, 2025
- LA Times - August 04, 2025
- USA Today - July 21, 2025
- New York Times - December 24, 2024
- USA Today - December 06, 2024
- USA Today - November 12, 2024
- New York Times - October 16, 2024
- LA Times - September 24, 2024
- New York Times - September 15, 2024
- New York Times - September 06, 2024
- LA Times - August 17, 2024
- New York Times - August 12, 2024
- New York Times - June 06, 2024
- LA Times - April 16, 2024
- LA Times - April 15, 2024
- USA Today - March 18, 2024
- LA Times - March 06, 2024
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