Word "SMEAR" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
Synonyms:
blot, smirch, spot, stain

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
Synonyms:
asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smirch, sully

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
make a smudge on; soil by smudging
Synonyms:
blur, smudge, smutch

Crossword Clues for SMEAR

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Mess up, as makeup
Mudslinging campaign?
Lipstick slip Thomas Joseph 04 Jul 2025
Defame small business on the outskirts of Aughagower
Sling mud at The Telegraph Plusword 28 Jun 2025
Soil the good name of
Mess up, as makeup
Same sort of king to slander (5)
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
Coat brand Mark is wearing (5) The Guardian Cryptic 22 May 2025
Name-calling campaign
Slur The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 07 May 2025
Shows me a rough but hidden smudge (5)
Lipstick slip Thomas Joseph 05 May 2025
Reputation damaging accusation
Low blow, politically
Defamatory (campaign or tactics) (5)
(and 4 Across) Scatter IMacs around, which may discredit an adversary (5,7)
Blacken starter of mutton, burn outside
Lipstick stain Commuter 25 Apr 2025
Vilify Puzzler Backwords 22 Mar 2025
Daub reams for a change (5)
Makeup mess Newsday 07 Mar 2025
Slander Eugene Sheffer 03 Mar 2025
Tarnish (reputation)
Unfair attack
Lipstick slip Thomas Joseph 12 Feb 2025
TV adventurer Ray's last to start slanderous attack (5)
Nasty campaign tactic Wall Street Journal 27 Jan 2025
Underhanded political tactic
Smudge The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 13 Jan 2025
Bad-mouth Wall Street Journal 02 Jan 2025
Smudge Mirror Tea Time 02 Jan 2025
Calumniate New York Times 24 Dec 2024
Daub, smudge (5)
Slur received from some odd listener (5)
Post-kiss lip smudge USA Today 06 Dec 2024
Summer air's regularly causing stain (5)
Slander can be a sort of test (5)
Wipe all over the place
Result of smudging wet ink, often
Campaign that tends to blur the facts
Makeup mishap Newsday 20 Nov 2024
Daub The Telegraph Quick 15 Nov 2024
Political attack The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 15 Nov 2024
Eyeliner mishap Universal 14 Nov 2024
Makeup mishap USA Today 12 Nov 2024
Blot, daub
___ tactics (dirty tricks)
Daub mares messily (5)
Officer has feature on defamatory remark (5)
Type of campaign coat (5)
Slander so loveless on warm-hearted me (5)
Damaging - and false - rumour (5) The Guardian Quick 19 Oct 2024
Damaging a€“ and false a€“ rumour (5)
Besmirch New York Times 16 Oct 2024
Malicious vilification (5)
Denigrate wild mares? (5)
Sample on a slide Newsday 03 Oct 2024
Spread e.g. vaseline on rod rings (5)
Besmirch; smudge The Telegraph Plusword 28 Sep 2024
Vilify return of artist beside German river (5)
Makeup mishap LA Times Daily 24 Sep 2024
Sweden's Ministry of External Affairs rule is a slander (5)
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
Smudge Mirror Tea Time 01 Aug 2024
Slanderous comment The Times Concise 01 Aug 2024
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
Vilify Puzzler Backwords 13 Jul 2024
Slanderous defamation (5)
Mess up, as makeup
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
Minute burn around plaster (5)
Stain small pool, say (5)
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 Mirror Tea Time 17 Apr 2024
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
Slander mares, perhaps (5)
Daub Eugene Sheffer 01 Apr 2024
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 Mirror Tea Time 16 Jan 2024
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
Mascara smudge USA Today 28 Dec 2023
Dirty mark or marks scorch clothes The Sun Two Speed 28 Dec 2023
Daub; slander The Sun Two Speed 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 The Washington Post 12 Jun 2022
Lipstick mishap LA Times Daily 12 Jun 2022
Campaign strategy Wall Street Journal 19 May 2022
Malign type of business a republican supports Irish Times Crosaire 02 May 2022
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 Irish Times Crosaire 06 Oct 2021
Makeup mess Newsday 02 Sep 2021
MacGregors' leader plunged into burn for cover
Told off old master producing false accusation Irish Times Crosaire 24 Jun 2021
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 Canadiana 23 Nov 2020
Bit of character assassination LA Times Daily 15 Nov 2020
Bit of character assassination The Washington Post 15 Nov 2020
Makeup streak The Washington Post 20 Oct 2020
Makeup streak LA Times Daily 20 Oct 2020
Slander Canadiana 19 Oct 2020
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 LA Times Daily 16 Aug 2020
Haphazard application The Washington Post 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 The New Yorker 09 Mar 2020
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 The Washington Post Sunday 22 Sep 2019
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 The Washington Post 24 Jul 2019
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 The New Yorker 28 Jan 2019
Lipstick slip Premier Sunday 20 Jan 2019
False accusation The Times Concise 17 Jan 2019
___ campaign (effort to tarnish someone's reputation)
Mud marking
Cervical cancer diagnostic test
Sling mud at
Damage the reputation of
Mascara mishap
Mascara mishap
Makeup mishap
Mascara misadventure
Lipstick mishap
Below-the-belt campaign tactic
Bit of election season ugliness
Dirty campaign tactic
Slanderous attack The Telegraph General Knowledge 16 Dec 2018
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 The New Yorker 17 Sep 2018
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 The Washington Post 24 Jun 2018
Primary aspirant's challenge LA Times Daily 24 Jun 2018
Mascara mishap The Washington Post 28 May 2018
Mascara mishap LA Times Daily 28 May 2018
Apply jelly Universal 03 Apr 2018
Bit of campaign ugliness The Washington Post 02 Apr 2018
Bit of campaign ugliness LA Times Daily 02 Apr 2018
Lipstick stain Newsday 26 Mar 2018
Makeup malfunction LA Times Daily 25 Feb 2018
Makeup malfunction The Washington Post 25 Feb 2018
Slather LA Times Daily 04 Feb 2018
Slather The Washington Post 04 Feb 2018
Dirty trick on the campaign trail Wall Street Journal 29 Jan 2018
Lipstick mishap
Mudsling
Do fingerpainting
Apply jelly
Bit of campaign ugliness
Result of tears on makeup
Lipstick mishap
Slather
Primary aspirant's challenge
Mascara mishap
Makeup malfunction
Lipstick mishap
Bit of ugly campaigning
Disgusting political tactic
Political hit job USA Today 26 Nov 2017
Besmirch New York Times 26 Nov 2017
Blotch The Washington Post 15 Nov 2017
Blotch LA Times Daily 15 Nov 2017
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 The Washington Post 05 Nov 2017
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 The Washington Post 06 Aug 2017
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 Irish Times Crosaire 13 Mar 2017
Attack ad tactic New York Times 03 Mar 2017
Dirty political tactic The Washington Post 28 Feb 2017
Ink mishap Universal 23 Jan 2017
Feature of a no-holds-barred campaign
Glasses problem
Bit of campaign nastiness
Apply Vaseline or jelly
Political hit job
Attack ad tactic
Besmirch
Lipstick problem
Blotch
Apply, as fingerpaint
Makeup mishap LA Times Daily 20 Dec 2016
Some journalism earnestly shows slander
Bad-mouth Newsday 28 Oct 2016
Defamatory accusation The Telegraph General Knowledge 02 Oct 2016
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 Irish Times Simplex 09 Jul 2016
Defame LA Times Daily 12 Jun 2016
Sully LA Times Daily 09 Jun 2016
Dirty campaign tactic The Washington Post 04 Jun 2016
Bit of ugly politics LA Times Daily 22 May 2016
Apply messily, as lipstick The Washington Post 29 Apr 2016
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
Defame
Campaigner's low blow
Underhanded campaign tactic
Bit of ugly politics
Sully
Makeup mishap
Nasty political ad Universal 12 Dec 2015
Makeup mishap The Chronicle of Higher Education 13 Nov 2015
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
Stain or smudge USA Today 10 Aug 2015
Spread over Jonesin 16 Jul 2015
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
Bad-mouth
Nasty political ad
Ink mishap
Pol's low tactic
Makeup mishap
Apply jam
Talk shit about
Bit of painting carelessness
Makeup problem
Sling mud at
Cosmetic mishap
Stain or smudge
Political attack, e.g.
Cosmetic problem
Paint problem
Window cleaner's goof
Makeup mishap
Lipstick mishap
Eyeliner problem
Ruin, as calligraphy
Sling mud at
Pol's mud
Campaign dirt
Makeup muck-up
Apply liberally, as jelly
Drag through the mud
Attack ad, maybe
Lipstick flaw
Unsavory type of political campaign
Dirty campaign tactic
Do finger painting
Makeup applier's boo-boo
Campaign tactic
Daub
Spread generously
Cosmetician's goof
Campaigner's dirt
Nasty rumor
Political mud
Bit of ugly politics
Campaign tactic
Drag through the mud
Nasty race tactic
Lipstick smudge
Use finger paint
Campaign dirty trick
Campaigner's dirty trick
Defame
Lipstick slip
Mascara problem
Bit of campaign nastiness
Bit of mudslinging
Dirty political attack
Ruin, as calligraphy
Window-washing flaw
Dirty political attack
Printing problem
Smudge
Negative campaigner's tactic
What decrepit windshield wipers do
Not spread carefully
Blacken
Mascara problem
Smudge
Blacken
Mascara problem
Apply lipstick unsteadily
Makeup artist's mistake
Bad-mouth
Apply haphazardly
Vilify
Microscope-slide sample
Apply lipstick poorly
Slur
October surprise, often
Bit of campaign nastiness
Lab specimen
Vilify
Lab specimen
Apply haphazardly
___ campaign
Attack ad, maybe
Bit of campaign nastiness
Lipstick mishap
Bad mark
Lipstick mishap
Lipstick mishap
Dirty campaign trick
Microscope sample
Dirty campaign tactic
Dirty campaign tactic
Dirty political attack
Dirty campaign tactic
Blur, as wet ink
Blur, as wet ink
Cast aspersions on
Political tactic
Not spread carefully
Finger-paint, e.g.
Campaign unpleasantry
Spread
Not spread carefully
Campaign unpleasantry
Kind of campaign
Window-washing flaw
Campaign tactic
Sling mud
Bit of mudslinging
Slander
Blur by rubbing
Bit of painting carelessness
Besmirch
Bit of mudslinging
Dirty politician's tactic
Makeup boo-boo
Makeup mishap
Mascara mess
Spread
Window washer's boo-boo
Do some mudslinging
Makeup mishap
Campaign nastiness
Sample on a slide
Dirty trick on the campaign trail
Slather
Dirty campaign tactic
Oily stain
Sully the name of
Wet mascara worry
Window cleaner's goof
Dirty political tactic
Eyeliner boo-boo
Makeup applier's boo-boo
Bad-mouth
Slander
Sully the name of
Pol's assault
Bedaub
Staple of political dirty tricks
Spread
Microscope sample
Ink goof
Bad mouth
Artist's mishap
Campaign staple
Makeup problem
Campaign ugliness
Nasty campaign tactic
Lipstick slip
Daub
Stain or smudge
Defame
Blotch
Lipstick slip
Daub
Campaign ugliness
Campaign tactic
Eyeliner problem
Nasty campaign tactic
Makeup mishap
Nasty comment from a runner?
Dirty politician's tactic
Unpleasant political tactic
Bit of negative campaigning
Become unsteady applying lipstick
Charge falsely
Campaign low blow
Use finger paint
Tarnish
Apply jam
Drag through the mud
Spread, as finger paint
Use finger paint
Type of campaign
Nasty comment from a runner?
Go negative against, in a way
Besmirch
Makeup flaw
Mascara mishap
Apply haphazardly
Publish lies about
Defame
Sling mud
Libel
Campaign nastiness
Reputation threat
Makeup problem
Mess up the makeup
Vilify during a campaign
Ink mishap
Makeup mishap
Apply haphazardly
Sling mud at
Character assault
Campaign nastiness
Reputation threat
Spread sloppily
Besmirch
Make a finger painting
Slander
Microscope sample
___ campaign
Stain
Impugn
Problem with eyeliner
Campaign abuse
Type of political campaign
Campaign tactic
Malign
Mascara mistake
Campaign tactic
Sort of campaign
Political ploy
Makeup stain
Mirror marrer
Do finger painting
Vilify
Sling mud at
Type of political campaign
Mirror marrer
Sling mud at
Give a black eye to
Daub
Vilify
Mudslinger's campaign tactic
Daub
Bit of painting carelessness
Political attack
Inky blur
Sling mud at
Lipstick mishap
Fingerpaint, for example
Fingerpaint
Daub
Bit of painting carelessness
Sling mud at, politically
Sort of campaign
Stain
Ruin, as a reputation
Nasty campaign tactic
Makeup problem
Mirror marrer
Slight on the stump, say
Window washer's mistake
Election season tactic
Use labels
Publish lies about
Sling mud at
Window cleaner's goof
Bad-mouth
Kind of campaign
Political campaign tactic
Underhanded campaign tactic
Wipe the floor with
Some mud-slinging
Sully
Spread, as butter
Window cleaner's goof
Makeup artist's problem
Attack ad, maybe
Political tactic
Type of campaign
Libel
Bedaub
Sleazy campaign tactic
Blur
Type of campaign
Grease spot, e.g.
Dirty political tactic
Slide specimen
Common campaign strategy
Villify
Blacklist
Bad mouth
Bedaub
Campaign tactic
Fingerpaint
Engage in calumny
Apply liberally
Nasty kind of campaign
Microscope sample
Vilify
Fingerpaint
Blacklist
Taint politically
Campaign tactic
Beat soundly
Daub
Publish lies about
Make a mess
Type of tactics
Political campaign often
Blacken
Illustrator's goof
Libel
Soil
Ruin, as calligraphy
Campaign ploy
Denigrate
Insult
Type of campaign
Use finger paints
Vilification
Sully
Blotch
Campaign tactic, sometimes
Campaign calumny
Calumniate
Slanderous attack
Engage in mudslinging
Glaze for pottery
Untidy mark
Political slander
Malign
Throw mud at
Fingerprint
Mess up
Nasty campaign tactic
Sling mud
Medical-lab technique
Defamation
Flub a paint job
___ campaign (dirty politics)
Finger painting, e.g.
Lab-slide material
Political tactic
Stain
Snide attack
Dirty-politics ploy
Defile
Finger painting, often
Smudge
Prepare a lab slide
Vilification.
Frequent political charge.
Vilify.
Wrongful accusation by inference or innuendo.
Malign.
Smudge.
Sully.
Use finger paints.
Political weapon.
Lab sample
Bedaub
Partial glaze on pottery.
Besmirch.
Blur.
Daub.
Campaign weapon.
Denigrate.
Mud-sling.
Fingerpaint.
Make messy.
Defame.
Slander.
Political slander.
Untidy mark.
Spread over.
Campaign brickbat.
Partial erasure.
Character assassination.
Work of art with finger paints.
Sling campaign mud.
Politically extreme tactic.
Technique of the witch-hunt.
"___ the sleepy grooms with blood."
Political mud pack.
Rude blog post
Defamation in print
Blurry mess
Besmirch
Apply Vaseline
Blotch.
Stigmatize.
Bedaub.
Mudslinger's delight.
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