| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bad-mouths | Thomas Joseph | 20 Nov 2025 |
| Blames for nasty lamings | ||
| Vilifies manuscript about a line spoken (7) | ||
| Defames a large number and gets into a row (7) | ||
| Country band abandons song about smears | ||
| Speaks badly of | ||
| Speaks badly of | LA Times Daily | 15 Aug 2021 |
| Brings into harmony | ||
| Casts in a bad light | ||
| Casts in a bad light | LA Times Daily | 08 Jan 2021 |
| Slanders | Wall Street Journal | 24 Jan 2019 |
| Slanders | ||
| Bad-mouths | USA Today | 15 May 2018 |
| Runs down motorway before signal changed | The Telegraph Cryptic | 12 Apr 2018 |
| Slanders | Universal | 18 Feb 2018 |
| Slanders | ||
| Bad-mouths | ||
| Bad-mouths | New York Times | 02 Apr 2017 |
| Bad-mouths | ||
| Knocks | Wall Street Journal | 08 Jun 2016 |
| Drags through the mud | Universal | 18 May 2015 |
| Drags through the mud | ||
| Bad-mouths | ||
| Slanders | ||
| Slanders | ||
| Disparages | ||
| Slanders | ||
| Slings mud at | ||
| Disparages | ||
| Disparages | ||
| Bad-mouths | ||
| Bad--mouths | ||
| Vilifies | ||
| Slanders. | ||
| Defames. |