| Drag through the mud (metaphorically or literally) |
Universal |
29 Jul 2026 |
| Ink mishap |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jul 2026 |
| Calligraphy mishap |
LA Times Mini |
08 Jul 2026 |
| Smudge with a greasy substance (rhymes with "shear") |
|
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| Negative attack on a political opponent |
New York Times |
06 Jul 2026 |
| Spread, as cream cheese |
New York Times |
29 Jun 2026 |
| Drag through the mud |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Jun 2026 |
| Vilify return of artist beside German river (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
23 Jun 2026 |
| Lipstick slip |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Jun 2026 |
| Vilify |
Puzzler Backwords |
03 Jun 2026 |
| Mess up, as makeup |
|
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| Minute burn around plaster (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
22 May 2026 |
| Lipstick blunder |
New York Times |
05 May 2026 |
| Stuffs up conserving energy? That's slander (5) |
The Sun Two Speed |
31 Mar 2026 |
| Slander; mares (anag.) |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
30 Mar 2026 |
| Bedaub (5) |
Mirror Classic |
26 Mar 2026 |
| Defame during a political campaign |
New York Times Midi |
24 Mar 2026 |
| Bedaub (5) |
Mirror Classic |
02 Mar 2026 |
| Eyeliner mishap |
Universal |
02 Mar 2026 |
| Finger-paint, say |
The Atlantic |
01 Feb 2026 |
| Bad mark |
LA Times Daily |
24 Jan 2026 |
| Sully or slur |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
19 Jan 2026 |
| Mess up, as makeup |
|
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| Tarnish, as a reputation |
The Telegraph Plusword |
11 Jan 2026 |
| Vilify |
Puzzler Backwords |
10 Jan 2026 |
| Nasty political tactic |
Commuter |
08 Jan 2026 |
| Mascara flaw |
Premier Sunday |
28 Dec 2025 |
| Spread, as peanut butter |
LA Times Daily |
25 Dec 2025 |
| Mascara smudge |
Commuter |
22 Nov 2025 |
| Makeup mishap from eye rubbing |
USA Today |
11 Nov 2025 |
| Dirty mark or streak |
The Times Concise |
20 Oct 2025 |
| Mascara stain |
Newsday |
14 Oct 2025 |
| Lipstick mishap |
USA Today |
12 Oct 2025 |
| Makeup smudge |
Newsday |
29 Sep 2025 |
| Anoint |
The Atlantic |
12 Sep 2025 |
| Smudge |
LA Times Daily |
10 Sep 2025 |
| Mascara mishap |
New York Times |
25 Aug 2025 |
| Vilify |
Puzzler Backwords |
19 Aug 2025 |
| Defame during a campaign |
Universal |
12 Aug 2025 |
| Mascara mishap |
New York Times |
05 Aug 2025 |
| Besmirch, as character |
The Telegraph Plusword |
04 Aug 2025 |
| Lipstick mishap |
LA Times Daily |
04 Aug 2025 |
| Mascara mishap |
Newsday |
27 Jul 2025 |
| Makeup mishap |
USA Today |
21 Jul 2025 |
| Mascara mishap |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Jul 2025 |
| Spread messily, as ink |
|
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| Dirty mark or stain (5) |
|
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| Mess up, as makeup |
|
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| Mudslinging campaign? |
|
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| Lipstick slip |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Jul 2025 |
| Defame small business on the outskirts of Aughagower |
|
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| Sling mud at |
The Telegraph Plusword |
28 Jun 2025 |
| Soil the good name of |
|
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| Mess up, as makeup |
|
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| Same sort of king to slander (5) |
|
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| Slander |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Jun 2025 |
| Dirty mark or marks scorch clothes |
The Sun Two Speed |
11 Jun 2025 |
| Paint on messily (5) |
Puzzler |
05 Jun 2025 |
| Bit of mud on a campaign trail |
|
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| Coat brand Mark is wearing (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
22 May 2025 |
| Name-calling campaign |
|
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| Slur |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
07 May 2025 |
| Lipstick slip |
Thomas Joseph |
05 May 2025 |
| Shows me a rough but hidden smudge (5) |
|
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| Reputation damaging accusation |
|
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| Low blow, politically |
|
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| Defamatory (campaign or tactics) (5) |
|
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| (and 4 Across) Scatter IMacs around, which may discredit an adversary (5,7) |
|
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| Blacken starter of mutton, burn outside |
|
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| Lipstick stain |
Commuter |
25 Apr 2025 |
| Vilify |
Puzzler Backwords |
22 Mar 2025 |
| Daub reams for a change (5) |
|
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| Makeup mess |
Newsday |
07 Mar 2025 |
| Slander |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Mar 2025 |
| Tarnish (reputation) |
|
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| Unfair attack |
|
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| Lipstick slip |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Feb 2025 |
| TV adventurer Ray's last to start slanderous attack (5) |
|
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| Nasty campaign tactic |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Jan 2025 |
| Underhanded political tactic |
|
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| Smudge |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
13 Jan 2025 |
| Bad-mouth |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Jan 2025 |
| Smudge |
|
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| Calumniate |
New York Times |
24 Dec 2024 |
| Daub, smudge (5) |
|
|
| Slur received from some odd listener (5) |
|
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| Summer air's regularly causing stain (5) |
|
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| Post-kiss lip smudge |
USA Today |
06 Dec 2024 |
| Slander can be a sort of test (5) |
|
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| Wipe all over the place |
|
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| Result of smudging wet ink, often |
|
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| Campaign that tends to blur the facts |
|
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| Makeup mishap |
Newsday |
20 Nov 2024 |
| Political attack |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
15 Nov 2024 |
| Daub |
The Telegraph Quick |
15 Nov 2024 |
| Eyeliner mishap |
Universal |
14 Nov 2024 |
| Makeup mishap |
USA Today |
12 Nov 2024 |
| Blot, daub |
|
|
| ___ tactics (dirty tricks) |
|
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| Daub mares messily (5) |
|
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| Officer has feature on defamatory remark (5) |
|
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| Slander so loveless on warm-hearted me (5) |
|
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| Type of campaign coat (5) |
|
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| Damaging a and false a rumour (5) |
|
|
| Damaging - and false - rumour (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
19 Oct 2024 |
| Besmirch |
New York Times |
16 Oct 2024 |
| Malicious vilification (5) |
|
|
| Denigrate wild mares? (5) |
|
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| Sample on a slide |
Newsday |
03 Oct 2024 |
| Spread e.g. vaseline on rod rings (5) |
|
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| Besmirch; smudge |
The Telegraph Plusword |
28 Sep 2024 |
| Makeup mishap |
LA Times Daily |
24 Sep 2024 |
| Sweden's Ministry of External Affairs rule is a slander (5) |
|
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| Apply unevenly |
|
|
| Bad-mouth |
New York Times |
15 Sep 2024 |
| Slander |
New York Times |
06 Sep 2024 |
| Jelly mishap |
Newsday |
05 Sep 2024 |
| It may be a slur that's taken for microscopic examination (5) |
|
|
| Sully; defame (5) |
|
|
| Smudge |
LA Times Daily |
17 Aug 2024 |
| Finger-painting smudge |
New York Times |
12 Aug 2024 |
| Makeup mishap |
Newsday |
11 Aug 2024 |
| Slanderous comment |
The Times Concise |
01 Aug 2024 |
| Smudge |
|
|
| Lipstick smudge |
Newsday |
22 Jul 2024 |
| 107-Down mishap |
Newsday |
21 Jul 2024 |
| Medical examiner may take this slander |
|
|
| Defamatory type of campaign |
The Telegraph Plusword |
17 Jul 2024 |
| Consequence of crying while wearing mascara |
|
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| Vilify |
Puzzler Backwords |
13 Jul 2024 |
| Slanderous defamation (5) |
|
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| Mess up, as makeup |
|
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| Slander mares terribly (5) |
|
|
| Greasy mark |
|
|
| Spread sloppily |
Universal |
15 Jun 2024 |
| Defame |
New York Times |
06 Jun 2024 |
| Besmirch |
TV |
02 Jun 2024 |
| Calumny (5) |
The Guardian Quick |
31 May 2024 |
| Stain small pool, say (5) |
|
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| Lip liner mishap |
LA Times Mini |
25 May 2024 |
| Besmirch |
The Sun Mini |
14 May 2024 |
| Slanderous story (5) |
|
|
| Dirty sort of business a Republican goes after (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
07 May 2024 |
| Dirty kind of campaign |
Universal |
03 May 2024 |
| Mascara mishap |
Newsday |
28 Apr 2024 |
| Smudge |
|
|
| Makeup slip-up |
LA Times Daily |
16 Apr 2024 |
| Lipstick mishap |
LA Times Daily |
15 Apr 2024 |
| Sully; slander (5) |
|
|
| Smudge |
Commuter |
04 Apr 2024 |
| Daub |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Apr 2024 |
| Slander mares, perhaps (5) |
|
|
| Attack ad tactic |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Mar 2024 |
| Type of campaign in which 36-Across might be used |
Universal |
30 Mar 2024 |
| Reams written to defame (5) |
|
|
| Pap ___ |
USA Today |
18 Mar 2024 |
| Campaign allegation (5) |
|
|
| How to anoint mares |
|
|
| Smudge |
LA Times Daily |
06 Mar 2024 |
| Greasy streak |
|
|
| Lipstick mishap |
LA Times Daily |
29 Feb 2024 |
| Mascara mishap |
New York Times |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Mess up, like makeup |
USA Today |
21 Feb 2024 |
| Anoint it with reams of the stuff (5) |
|
|
| The same trickling rain does smudge (5) |
|
|
| ___ tactic (bit of dirty politics) |
|
|
| Paint, toddler-style |
LA Times Daily |
08 Feb 2024 |
| Daub with a sticky or dirty substance (5) |
|
|
| Hurt, as a reputation |
TV |
04 Feb 2024 |
| Bedaub |
Mirror Classic |
04 Feb 2024 |
| Defamatory accusation; reams (anag.) |
|
|
| Makeup-applying mishap |
|
|
| Politician's __ campaign |
|
|
| Burn front of memo - included slander |
|
|
| Smudge |
|
|
| Libel finally receives maximum attention |
|
|
| A false accusation intended to damage someone's reputation (5) |
|
|
| Apply lip gloss with a heavy hand |
LA Times Mini |
09 Jan 2024 |
| Libel finally receives maximum attention (5) |
|
|
| Mascara splotch |
|
|
| Makeup mishap |
Newsday |
31 Dec 2023 |
| Sticky spot |
Newsday |
30 Dec 2023 |
| Daub; slander |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Dec 2023 |
| Dirty mark or marks scorch clothes |
The Sun Two Speed |
28 Dec 2023 |
| Mascara smudge |
USA Today |
28 Dec 2023 |
| Spread thinly |
|
|
| Lipstick slip |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Dec 2023 |
| Make a smudge worse |
Commuter |
01 Dec 2023 |
| Eyeliner flaw |
Premier Sunday |
19 Nov 2023 |
| Lipstick slip |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Nov 2023 |
| Paint on messily (5) |
Puzzler |
06 Nov 2023 |
| Blacken or scorch outside, medium inside |
The Times Cryptic |
03 Nov 2023 |
| Pap ___ |
USA Today |
21 Oct 2023 |
| Lipstick mishap |
Newsday |
13 Sep 2023 |
| Lipstick goof |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Sep 2023 |
| Kind of campaign to tarnish reputation |
|
|
| Eyeliner mishap |
Universal |
24 Jun 2023 |
| Drag through the mud |
Newsday |
02 Jun 2023 |
| Smudge |
LA Times Daily |
15 May 2023 |
| Possibly libellous remark needs attention on returned manuscript |
The Times Cryptic |
09 May 2023 |
| Streaky mark |
USA Today |
29 Apr 2023 |
| Mascara smudge |
Newsday |
18 Apr 2023 |
| Streaky smudge |
USA Today |
14 Apr 2023 |
| Defamation |
The Guardian Speedy |
26 Feb 2023 |
| Lipstick mishap |
USA Today |
08 Feb 2023 |
| Mascara mishap |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Jan 2023 |
| Apply messily |
Universal |
20 Jan 2023 |
| Spread false accusations |
Universal |
13 Jan 2023 |
| Makeup flaw |
Premier Sunday |
25 Dec 2022 |
| Windshield annoyance |
New York Times |
11 Dec 2022 |
| Lipstick blemish |
USA Today |
09 Dec 2022 |
| Glasses annoyance |
New York Times |
07 Dec 2022 |
| Problem with 82-Across |
LA Times Daily |
06 Nov 2022 |
| Eyeliner problem |
USA Today |
28 Oct 2022 |
| Eyeliner mishap |
USA Today |
28 Sep 2022 |
| Application error, perhaps |
LA Times Daily |
24 Sep 2022 |
| Spread sloppily |
Universal |
19 Sep 2022 |
| Spread messily |
LA Times Daily |
16 Sep 2022 |
| Ink mishap |
LA Times Daily |
11 Sep 2022 |
| Pass me a report concealing false accusation |
The Times Cryptic |
08 Sep 2022 |
| Daub |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Sep 2022 |
| Slander |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Sep 2022 |
| Makeup mishap |
LA Times Daily |
31 Jul 2022 |
| Spread that jelly around |
Family Time |
11 Jul 2022 |
| Defame |
Universal |
08 Jul 2022 |
| Drag through the mud |
LA Times Daily |
07 Jul 2022 |
| Mascara mishap |
USA Today |
04 Jul 2022 |
| Lipstick mishap |
|
|
| Lipstick mishap |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jun 2022 |
| Campaign strategy |
Wall Street Journal |
19 May 2022 |
| Malign type of business a republican supports |
|
|
| Drag through the mud |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Mar 2022 |
| Reputation-ruining campaign |
|
|
| Mascara mishap |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Mar 2022 |
| Makeup smudge |
Newsday |
21 Feb 2022 |
| Makeup mishap |
USA Today |
05 Feb 2022 |
| Drag through the mud, as a campaign |
|
|
| Nasty accusation given attention by NCO |
The Guardian Cryptic |
15 Dec 2021 |
| Nasty accusation given attention by NCO |
|
|
| Lipstick or eyeliner mishap |
|
|
| Smudge |
USA Today |
07 Dec 2021 |
| Coat brand's about solemnity at heart |
|
|
| Eyeliner flaw |
Premier Sunday |
31 Oct 2021 |
| Finger-paint, say |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Oct 2021 |
| Smudge with a greasy substance |
|
|
| Sling mud at Byrne on the radio over starting mischief |
|
|
| Makeup mess |
Newsday |
02 Sep 2021 |
| MacGregors' leader plunged into burn for cover |
|
|
| Told off old master producing false accusation |
|
|
| Denigrate |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 May 2021 |
| Streaky mark |
USA Today |
09 May 2021 |
| Eyeliner mishap |
USA Today |
28 Apr 2021 |
| Pap ___ |
USA Today |
27 Apr 2021 |
| Dishonest campaign tactic |
Universal |
15 Apr 2021 |
| Makeup mishap |
Newsday |
08 Apr 2021 |
| Use finger paint |
Newsday |
07 Apr 2021 |
| Makeup mess |
Newsday |
04 Apr 2021 |
| Lipstick mishap |
USA Today |
14 Mar 2021 |
| Mess up, as makeup |
|
|
| Attack ad, at times |
Universal |
08 Feb 2021 |
| Makeup smudge |
Newsday |
25 Jan 2021 |
| Rub |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Jan 2021 |
| Spread, like paint |
|
|
| Dirty campaign trick |
Newsday |
27 Dec 2020 |
| Dirty mark or marks scorch clothes |
|
|
| Spread unflatteringly |
|
|
| Calligraphy mishap |
USA Today |
29 Nov 2020 |
| Tainting tactic |
Newsday |
27 Nov 2020 |
| Defame |
|
|
| Bit of character assassination |
|
|
| Bit of character assassination |
LA Times Daily |
15 Nov 2020 |
| Makeup streak |
|
|
| Makeup streak |
LA Times Daily |
20 Oct 2020 |
| Slander |
|
|
| Type of campaign? |
|
|
| Apply unevenly |
|
|
| Mascara mistake |
Premier Sunday |
27 Sep 2020 |
| Printing problem |
Newsday |
25 Sep 2020 |
| Slanderous attack |
USA Today |
17 Sep 2020 |
| Mudslinging campaign? |
|
|
| Spread messily |
|
|
| Oil applied in early baptism after swap? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
28 Aug 2020 |
| Haphazard application |
|
|
| Haphazard application |
LA Times Daily |
16 Aug 2020 |
| Daub |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Jul 2020 |
| Mascara mishap |
Newsday |
01 Jul 2020 |
| Dishonest attack |
New York Times |
28 Jun 2020 |
| Mark made by rubbing |
USA Today |
18 Jun 2020 |
| Blur, smudge |
The Times Concise |
16 Jun 2020 |
| Calligraphy fail |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Jun 2020 |
| Lipstick mishap |
Newsday |
07 Jun 2020 |
| Lipstick slip |
Thomas Joseph |
21 May 2020 |
| Lipstick woe |
Universal |
15 May 2020 |
| Coat in two sizes gaining appreciation |
|
|
| Printing problem |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Apr 2020 |
| Mascara risk |
|
|
| Ray's bottom is starting to get dirty |
|
|
| Mascara mishap |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Mar 2020 |
| Mudsling |
Universal |
07 Mar 2020 |
| Defame male drowned in burn |
|
|
| ___ campaign |
|
|
| Slander |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Dec 2019 |
| Attack ad insult |
USA Today |
10 Dec 2019 |
| Blurry mess |
Family Time |
25 Nov 2019 |
| Lipstick or mascara mishap |
|
|
| Makeup mishap |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Nov 2019 |
| Mascara mishap |
USA Today |
14 Oct 2019 |
| Microscope slide sample |
Newsday |
05 Oct 2019 |
| Defame |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Sep 2019 |
| Campaign ploy |
|
|
| Sling mud at |
USA Today |
08 Sep 2019 |
| Damage the reputation of |
Universal |
24 Aug 2019 |
| Bit of election season ugliness |
LA Times Daily |
24 Jul 2019 |
| Bit of election season ugliness |
|
|
| Mud marking |
Universal |
15 Jun 2019 |
| Makeup mishap |
USA Today |
07 Jun 2019 |
| Mascara misadventure |
New York Times |
27 May 2019 |
| Medium in dried-up sample on slide |
The Telegraph Toughie |
14 May 2019 |
| Campaign tactic |
Thomas Joseph |
11 May 2019 |
| Lipstick mishap |
New York Times |
23 Apr 2019 |
| Below-the-belt campaign tactic |
New York Times |
17 Apr 2019 |
| Mascara mishap |
New York Times |
14 Apr 2019 |
| Dirty campaign tactic |
USA Today |
11 Apr 2019 |
| Try to take down before Election Day, perhaps |
|
|
| Lipstick slip |
Premier Sunday |
20 Jan 2019 |
| False accusation |
The Times Concise |
17 Jan 2019 |
| ___ campaign (effort to tarnish someone's reputation) |
|
|
| Mascara mishap |
|
|
| Mascara misadventure |
|
|
| Makeup mishap |
|
|
| Mascara mishap |
|
|
| Sling mud at |
|
|
| Cervical cancer diagnostic test |
|
|
| Below-the-belt campaign tactic |
|
|
| Damage the reputation of |
|
|
| Mud marking |
|
|
| Dirty campaign tactic |
|
|
| Bit of election season ugliness |
|
|
| Lipstick mishap |
|
|
| Slanderous attack |
|
|
| Disgusting political tactic |
Universal |
11 Nov 2018 |
| Spread a greasy substance |
|
|
| Lipstick mishap |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Oct 2018 |
| Spread false report |
|
|
| Outer edge of a smoky eye |
|
|
| Lipstick mishap |
Universal |
15 Sep 2018 |
| Do fingerpainting |
Universal |
31 Aug 2018 |
| Result of tears on makeup |
New York Times |
15 Aug 2018 |
| Bit of ugly campaigning |
USA Today |
24 Jul 2018 |
| Jam mishap |
Newsday |
05 Jul 2018 |
| Primary aspirant's challenge |
|
|
| Primary aspirant's challenge |
LA Times Daily |
24 Jun 2018 |
| Mascara mishap |
|
|
| Mascara mishap |
LA Times Daily |
28 May 2018 |
| Apply jelly |
Universal |
03 Apr 2018 |
| Bit of campaign ugliness |
LA Times Daily |
02 Apr 2018 |
| Bit of campaign ugliness |
|
|
| Lipstick stain |
Newsday |
26 Mar 2018 |
| Makeup malfunction |
|
|
| Makeup malfunction |
LA Times Daily |
25 Feb 2018 |
| Slather |
|
|
| Slather |
LA Times Daily |
04 Feb 2018 |
| Dirty trick on the campaign trail |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Jan 2018 |
| Primary aspirant's challenge |
|
|
| Bit of campaign ugliness |
|
|
| Makeup malfunction |
|
|
| Mascara mishap |
|
|
| Slather |
|
|
| Result of tears on makeup |
|
|
| Apply jelly |
|
|
| Disgusting political tactic |
|
|
| Do fingerpainting |
|
|
| Lipstick mishap |
|
|
| Mudsling |
|
|
| Bit of ugly campaigning |
|
|
| Lipstick mishap |
|
|
| Lipstick mishap |
|
|
| Besmirch |
New York Times |
26 Nov 2017 |
| Political hit job |
USA Today |
26 Nov 2017 |
| Blotch |
LA Times Daily |
15 Nov 2017 |
| Blotch |
|
|
| Apply, as fingerpaint |
USA Today |
12 Nov 2017 |
| Feature of a no-holds-barred campaign |
LA Times Daily |
05 Nov 2017 |
| Feature of a no-holds-barred campaign |
|
|
| Lipstick problem |
New York Times |
28 Sep 2017 |
| Printer's problem |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Sep 2017 |
| Dirty campaign tactic |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Sep 2017 |
| Slathered portion |
Newsday |
02 Sep 2017 |
| Apply Vaseline or jelly |
Universal |
15 Aug 2017 |
| Glasses problem |
LA Times Daily |
06 Aug 2017 |
| Glasses problem |
|
|
| Bit of campaign nastiness |
New York Times |
01 Aug 2017 |
| Spot burn mark on the inside |
|
|
| Work with finger paints |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Apr 2017 |
| Reams off what leads to false accusation |
|
|
| Attack ad tactic |
New York Times |
03 Mar 2017 |
| Dirty political tactic |
|
|
| Ink mishap |
Universal |
23 Jan 2017 |
| Glasses problem |
|
|
| Political hit job |
|
|
| Apply, as fingerpaint |
|
|
| Apply Vaseline or jelly |
|
|
| Lipstick problem |
|
|
| Bit of campaign nastiness |
|
|
| Besmirch |
|
|
| Attack ad tactic |
|
|
| Feature of a no-holds-barred campaign |
|
|
| Blotch |
|
|
| Makeup mishap |
LA Times Daily |
20 Dec 2016 |
| Some journalism earnestly shows slander |
|
|
| Bad-mouth |
Newsday |
28 Oct 2016 |
| Defamatory accusation |
|
|
| Campaigner's low blow |
USA Today |
13 Aug 2016 |
| Drag through the mud |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jul 2016 |
| Spread on, as jelly |
Family Time |
10 Jul 2016 |
| Spread a greasy or sticky substance over something |
|
|
| Defame |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jun 2016 |
| Sully |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jun 2016 |
| Dirty campaign tactic |
|
|
| Bit of ugly politics |
LA Times Daily |
22 May 2016 |
| Apply messily, as lipstick |
|
|
| Ugly campaign tactic |
LA Times Daily |
27 Apr 2016 |
| Black mark that may be examined in the lab |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
04 Apr 2016 |
| Underhanded campaign tactic |
USA Today |
12 Feb 2016 |
| Mascara mess |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Feb 2016 |
| Political attack |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Jan 2016 |
| Mascara mishap |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Jan 2016 |
| Sully |
|
|
| Defame |
|
|
| Makeup mishap |
|
|
| Campaigner's low blow |
|
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| Bit of ugly politics |
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| Underhanded campaign tactic |
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| Nasty political ad |
Universal |
12 Dec 2015 |
| Makeup mishap |
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| Bad-mouth |
New York Times |
02 Nov 2015 |
| Malign |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Oct 2015 |
| Makeup problem |
USA Today |
27 Sep 2015 |
| Ink mishap |
LA Times Daily |
14 Sep 2015 |
| Blur start off Simple Minds' No.1 on the organ |
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| Stain or smudge |
USA Today |
10 Aug 2015 |
| Spread over |
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| Sling mud at |
Newsday |
05 Jul 2015 |
| Apply jam |
USA Today |
02 Jul 2015 |
| Cosmetic mishap |
Newsday |
18 Jun 2015 |
| Greasy or sticky mark |
The Times Concise |
27 May 2015 |
| Dirty Sergeant Major coming to attention |
The Times Cryptic |
08 Apr 2015 |
| Bit of painting carelessness |
USA Today |
14 Feb 2015 |
| Political attack, e.g |
USA Today |
20 Jan 2015 |
| Ink mishap |
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| Sling mud at |
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| Nasty political ad |
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| Cosmetic mishap |
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| Apply jam |
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| Bit of painting carelessness |
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| Talk shit about |
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| Makeup problem |
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| Political attack, e.g. |
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| Stain or smudge |
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| Pol's low tactic |
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| Bad-mouth |
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| Makeup mishap |
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| Eyeliner problem |
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| Unsavory type of political campaign |
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| Makeup applier's boo-boo |
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| Paint problem |
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| Apply liberally, as jelly |
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| Drag through the mud |
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| Pol's mud |
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| Lipstick flaw |
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| Campaign dirt |
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| Lipstick mishap |
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| Sling mud at |
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| Attack ad, maybe |
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| Cosmetic problem |
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| Makeup muck-up |
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| Ruin, as calligraphy |
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| Dirty campaign tactic |
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| Window cleaner's goof |
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| Do finger painting |
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| Makeup mishap |
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| Spread generously |
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| Cosmetician's goof |
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| Lipstick smudge |
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| Use finger paint |
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| Drag through the mud |
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| Daub |
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| Window-washing flaw |
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| Mascara problem |
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| Lipstick slip |
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| Defame |
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| Campaigner's dirty trick |
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| Campaign dirty trick |
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| Political mud |
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| Nasty rumor |
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| Ruin, as calligraphy |
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| Dirty political attack |
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| Campaign tactic |
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| Nasty race tactic |
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| Campaigner's dirt |
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| Bit of mudslinging |
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| Campaign tactic |
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| Bit of ugly politics |
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| Bit of campaign nastiness |
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| Dirty political attack |
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| Printing problem |
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| Not spread carefully |
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| Blacken |
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| Mascara problem |
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| Smudge |
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| Smudge |
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| Mascara problem |
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| Blacken |
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| What decrepit windshield wipers do |
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| Negative campaigner's tactic |
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| Apply haphazardly |
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| Attack ad, maybe |
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| Lipstick mishap |
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| ___ campaign |
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| Bit of campaign nastiness |
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| Bad mark |
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| Lab specimen |
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| Lipstick mishap |
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| Apply lipstick unsteadily |
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| Lipstick mishap |
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| Lab specimen |
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| Bit of campaign nastiness |
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| Makeup artist's mistake |
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| Bad-mouth |
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| Microscope-slide sample |
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| Vilify |
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| Apply lipstick poorly |
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| Slur |
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| October surprise, often |
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| Vilify |
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| Apply haphazardly |
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| Blur, as wet ink |
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| Dirty campaign tactic |
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| Microscope sample |
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| Blur, as wet ink |
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| Dirty campaign tactic |
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| Dirty campaign trick |
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| Dirty political attack |
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| Cast aspersions on |
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| Political tactic |
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| Dirty campaign tactic |
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| Bit of mudslinging |
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| Sling mud |
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| Kind of campaign |
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| Dirty politician's tactic |
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| Bit of painting carelessness |
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| Campaign tactic |
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| Finger-paint, e.g. |
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| Spread |
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| Besmirch |
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| Makeup boo-boo |
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| Makeup mishap |
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| Mascara mess |
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| Slander |
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| Not spread carefully |
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| Campaign unpleasantry |
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| Spread |
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| Not spread carefully |
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| Campaign unpleasantry |
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| Bit of mudslinging |
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| Blur by rubbing |
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| Window-washing flaw |
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| Slather |
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| Do some mudslinging |
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| Oily stain |
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| Sample on a slide |
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| Sully the name of |
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| Dirty trick on the campaign trail |
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| Dirty campaign tactic |
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| Dirty political tactic |
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| Eyeliner boo-boo |
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| Makeup applier's boo-boo |
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| Window washer's boo-boo |
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| Wet mascara worry |
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| Slander |
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| Bad-mouth |
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| Makeup mishap |
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| Window cleaner's goof |
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| Campaign nastiness |
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| Spread |
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| Bad mouth |
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| Bedaub |
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| Sully the name of |
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| Microscope sample |
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| Ink goof |
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| Eyeliner problem |
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| Stain or smudge |
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| Artist's mishap |
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| Campaign staple |
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| Makeup problem |
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| Nasty campaign tactic |
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| Lipstick slip |
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| Daub |
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| Campaign ugliness |
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| Defame |
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| Blotch |
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| Nasty campaign tactic |
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| Lipstick slip |
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| Daub |
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| Campaign ugliness |
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| Staple of political dirty tricks |
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| Campaign tactic |
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| Pol's assault |
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| Use finger paint |
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| Apply jam |
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| Use finger paint |
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| Go negative against, in a way |
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| Bit of negative campaigning |
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| Become unsteady applying lipstick |
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| Nasty comment from a runner? |
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| Dirty politician's tactic |
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| Tarnish |
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| Drag through the mud |
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| Spread, as finger paint |
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| Nasty comment from a runner? |
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| Type of campaign |
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| Unpleasant political tactic |
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| Makeup mishap |
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| Besmirch |
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| Charge falsely |
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| Campaign low blow |
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| Reputation threat |
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| Publish lies about |
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| Spread sloppily |
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| Makeup problem |
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| Mess up the makeup |
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| Vilify during a campaign |
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| Makeup flaw |
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| Makeup mishap |
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| Sling mud at |
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| Reputation threat |
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| Campaign nastiness |
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| Apply haphazardly |
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| Apply haphazardly |
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| Libel |
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| Mascara mishap |
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| Campaign nastiness |
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| Sling mud |
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| Defame |
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| Character assault |
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| Besmirch |
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| Ink mishap |
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| Impugn |
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| Campaign tactic |
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| ___ campaign |
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| Do finger painting |
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| Political ploy |
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| Makeup stain |
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| Malign |
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| Mirror marrer |
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| Campaign tactic |
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| Make a finger painting |
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| Microscope sample |
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| Slander |
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| Type of political campaign |
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| Campaign abuse |
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| Sort of campaign |
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| Stain |
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| Mascara mistake |
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| Problem with eyeliner |
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| Vilify |
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| Mirror marrer |
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| Type of political campaign |
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| Mudslinger's campaign tactic |
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| Sling mud at |
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| Daub |
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| Give a black eye to |
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| Sling mud at |
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| Vilify |
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| Lipstick mishap |
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| Bit of painting carelessness |
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| Inky blur |
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| Sling mud at |
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| Sling mud at, politically |
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| Political attack |
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| Fingerpaint, for example |
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| Fingerpaint |
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| Daub |
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| Daub |
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| Bit of painting carelessness |
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| Political campaign tactic |
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| Bad-mouth |
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| Kind of campaign |
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| Nasty campaign tactic |
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| Sort of campaign |
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| Underhanded campaign tactic |
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| Mirror marrer |
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| Makeup problem |
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| Slight on the stump, say |
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| Stain |
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| Window washer's mistake |
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| Ruin, as a reputation |
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| Election season tactic |
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| Use labels |
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| Publish lies about |
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| Sling mud at |
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| Window cleaner's goof |
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| Attack ad, maybe |
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| Makeup artist's problem |
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| Type of campaign |
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| Sleazy campaign tactic |
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| Spread, as butter |
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| Some mud-slinging |
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| Libel |
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| Sully |
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| Wipe the floor with |
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| Window cleaner's goof |
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| Bedaub |
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| Political tactic |
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| Apply liberally |
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| Dirty political tactic |
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| Bad mouth |
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| Villify |
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| Common campaign strategy |
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| Bedaub |
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| Grease spot, e.g. |
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| Type of campaign |
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| Fingerpaint |
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| Engage in calumny |
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| Blur |
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| Slide specimen |
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| Campaign tactic |
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| Blacklist |
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| Fingerpaint |
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| Microscope sample |
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| Vilify |
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| Nasty kind of campaign |
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| Blacklist |
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| Taint politically |
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| Campaign tactic |
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| Make a mess |
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| Publish lies about |
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| Daub |
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| Type of tactics |
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| Beat soundly |
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| Illustrator's goof |
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| Soil |
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| Libel |
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| Political campaign often |
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| Blacken |
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| Ruin, as calligraphy |
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| Campaign ploy |
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| Denigrate |
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| Type of campaign |
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| Insult |
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| Vilification |
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| Use finger paints |
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| Sully |
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| Campaign calumny |
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| Blotch |
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| Campaign tactic, sometimes |
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| Engage in mudslinging |
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| Slanderous attack |
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| Calumniate |
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| Glaze for pottery |
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| Political slander |
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| Untidy mark |
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| Malign |
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| Throw mud at |
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| Fingerprint |
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| Nasty campaign tactic |
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| Mess up |
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| Sling mud |
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| Defamation |
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| Medical-lab technique |
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| ___ campaign (dirty politics) |
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| Flub a paint job |
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| Finger painting, e.g. |
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| Dirty-politics ploy |
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| Lab-slide material |
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| Political tactic |
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| Stain |
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| Snide attack |
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| Finger painting, often |
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| Defile |
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| Prepare a lab slide |
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| Smudge |
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| Political weapon. |
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| Slander. |
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| Defame. |
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| Make messy. |
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| Fingerpaint. |
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| Denigrate. |
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| Daub. |
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| Blur. |
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| Besmirch. |
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| Partial glaze on pottery. |
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| Sully. |
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| Smudge. |
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| Malign. |
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| Frequent political charge. |
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| Mudslinger's delight. |
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| Bedaub. |
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| Stigmatize. |
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| Spread over. |
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| Political slander. |
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| Untidy mark. |
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| Campaign brickbat. |
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| Partial erasure. |
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| Character assassination. |
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| Work of art with finger paints. |
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| Sling campaign mud. |
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| Politically extreme tactic. |
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| Technique of the witch-hunt. |
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| "___ the sleepy grooms with blood." |
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| Political mud pack. |
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| Rude blog post |
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| Defamation in print |
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| Blurry mess |
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| Besmirch |
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| Apply Vaseline |
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| Vilify. |
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| Vilification. |
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| Lab sample |
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| Bedaub |
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| Wrongful accusation by inference or innuendo. |
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| Use finger paints. |
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| Mud-sling. |
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| Campaign weapon. |
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| Blotch. |
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