| Chimney filth | Wall Street Journal | 25 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Chimney residue | Newsday | 21 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Chimney buildup | Universal | 15 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Fire proof? |  |  | 
          
            | Shoot without hot black stuff (4) | Puzzler Cryptic | 09 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Fireplace residue | LA Times Daily | 03 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Chimney stuff | Premier Sunday | 31 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Chimney dust | The Sun Two Speed | 27 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Son with extremely twisted smutty stuff | The Sun Two Speed | 27 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Sweep's sweepings | Wall Street Journal | 26 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Flue dirt (4) | The Guardian Quick | 21 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Black powder produced when coal and wood is burned (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Black deposit | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 14 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's target | LA Times Daily | 07 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Chimney deposit |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney dirt (4) | The Guardian Quick | 30 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Chimney dirt and grime | Family Time | 29 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Flue grime | Premier Sunday | 22 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Smudge on Santa's suit | LA Times Daily | 22 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Black chimney dust |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney flue residue |  |  | 
          
            | Fireplace residue | Commuter | 16 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Chimney grime | USA Today | 08 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Grime in a chimney (4) | Puzzler | 05 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Chimney dust |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney gunk | Universal | 24 May 2025 | 
          
            | Chimney dust | The Sun Two Speed | 09 May 2025 | 
          
            | Son with excessively twisted smutty material | The Sun Two Speed | 09 May 2025 | 
          
            | School too affected by dirt (4) |  |  | 
          
            | So not reduced because of the fire |  |  | 
          
            | Black deposit from a re (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Black dust of a sort | Newsday | 25 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Stainer of Santa |  |  | 
          
            | Composition of the small black sprites in Spirited Away |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney grime | Eugene Sheffer | 11 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Black chimney grime |  |  | 
          
            | 45-Down, with one more O |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney buildup | USA Today | 24 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Fireplace mess | TV | 16 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Black chimney powder (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Stuff washed off of Santa's suit, presumably | USA Today | 27 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Flue symptom? | New York Times | 15 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Stuff like black powder in a chimney (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney dust | Newsday | 16 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's cover |  |  | 
          
            | So, to return it is considered a black mark! |  |  | 
          
            | Flue residue | New York Times | 28 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Chimney dirt | Commuter | 26 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Old chimney lining (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's sweepings | Wall Street Journal | 09 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Flue dust | LA Times Daily | 03 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Fireplace residue | USA Today Quick | 31 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Makeup of spirits that work in the boiler room in "Spirited Away" |  |  | 
          
            | Cause of a stain on Santa's suit |  |  | 
          
            | It's thus to turn black (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Fireplace grate stuff |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's sweepings | Wall Street Journal | 05 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Chimney remnants |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney buildup | LA Times Daily | 23 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Chimney buildup | Universal | 18 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Dirt like this gets to return (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney residue | Commuter | 04 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | Grime in the chimney (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Residue on Santa's suit | Universal | 15 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Flue grime | LA Times Daily | 05 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Chimney dust | LA Times Daily | 23 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Chimney buildup | Newsday | 21 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Smut | The Telegraph Quick | 15 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Chimney residue | Commuter | 04 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Chimney deposit |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney gunk | Universal | 15 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Black substance in the chimney |  |  | 
          
            | ___ sprites ("Spirited Away" creatures) |  |  | 
          
            | Fireplace carbon |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney dust |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney residue |  |  | 
          
            | Fireplace residue | USA Today | 18 May 2024 | 
          
            | So! To return as black dust? (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney residue | Universal | 10 May 2024 | 
          
            | Target of some sweeping |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney buildup | Eugene Sheffer | 30 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Chimney grime | Thomas Joseph | 24 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Carbon dust (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's suit stainer that sounds like "suit" |  |  | 
          
            | Mark of a sweep? (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Flue filth | Thomas Joseph | 05 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Schmutz in a chimney | Commuter | 04 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Chimney residue | Commuter | 22 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's problem |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney residue |  |  | 
          
            | Black grime in a fireplace flue |  |  | 
          
            | Black chimney grime |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney grime | Thomas Joseph | 11 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Black residue in chimneys |  |  | 
          
            | Black chimney dust |  |  | 
          
            | Black stuff in a chimney (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Bob also put back black carbon residue (4) |  |  | 
          
            | What black substance lines a chimney? (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney residue | USA Today | 28 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Chimney substance | Universal | 28 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Mass of impure carbon particles resulting from the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney's dirt |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney grime | Eugene Sheffer | 30 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Chimney buildup | Eugene Sheffer | 11 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Chimney buildup | Universal | 25 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | #3 | LA Times Daily | 16 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Wood stove buildup | LA Times Daily | 05 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Chimney grime | Thomas Joseph | 23 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Deposit's unreasonably small on reflection | The Guardian Cryptic | 17 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Chimney dust with double "O's" |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney grime | Eugene Sheffer | 21 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Chimney dirt | Newsday | 19 Sep 2023 | 
          
            | Santa's suit stainer? |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney buildup | Eugene Sheffer | 30 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Fire proof? | LA Times Daily | 30 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Black chimney residue |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney residue | LA Times Daily | 18 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Chimney dirt | Newsday | 13 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Gunk from a chimney |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney accumulation | Universal | 19 May 2023 | 
          
            | Black powder | Wall Street Journal | 17 May 2023 | 
          
            | Chimney cleaner's concern |  |  | 
          
            | What sweeps sweep | Wall Street Journal | 12 May 2023 | 
          
            | Chimney grime |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney grime | Thomas Joseph | 02 May 2023 | 
          
            | Sweep's sweepings | Wall Street Journal | 31 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Residue on Santa's suit | Universal | 25 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Chimney grime | Universal | 23 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Lampblack | Canadiana | 20 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Chimney grime | Universal | 16 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Black grime in a chimney |  |  | 
          
            | Target for a sweep | Wall Street Journal | 25 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Chimney grime | Eugene Sheffer | 23 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Flue buildup | LA Times Daily | 23 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Santa's coat? | New York Times | 18 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Chimney grime | Eugene Sheffer | 30 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Chimney dust |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney buildup | Eugene Sheffer | 20 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Chimney grime | Eugene Sheffer | 11 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Chimney grime | LA Times Daily | 27 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Dirt in a 57-Across | Premier Sunday | 18 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Chimney powder |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney powder | USA Today | 05 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Flue stuff | Newsday | 17 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Flue coating | Newsday | 06 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Chimney dust | Newsday | 31 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Remnants on chimney walls | Family Time | 17 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Chimney grime | Thomas Joseph | 17 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Chimney buildup | Eugene Sheffer | 15 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Chimney dust | Newsday | 03 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Flue residue | LA Times Daily | 27 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Santa's suit spoiler? |  |  | 
          
            | Film about Santa | Newsday | 01 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Carbonized dust | Newsday | 21 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Fireplace grime | USA Today | 04 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Coating in a chimney | Family Time | 23 May 2022 | 
          
            | Chimney-clogging residue |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney grime | Eugene Sheffer | 11 May 2022 | 
          
            | Chimney grime | Universal | 08 May 2022 | 
          
            | Flue particles | The Washington Post Sunday | 01 May 2022 | 
          
            | Chimney schmutz | The Washington Post Sunday | 24 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's target | LA Times Daily | 12 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's target | The Washington Post | 12 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Coating inside a chimney | Family Time | 11 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Chimney buildup | Eugene Sheffer | 29 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Chimney dust | Family Time | 21 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Chimney residue |  |  | 
          
            | Flue coating | Newsday | 13 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Chimney residue | USA Today | 06 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Flue filth | Thomas Joseph | 17 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Sweep’s target | Wall Street Journal | 17 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Grime on Santa's suit | USA Today | 07 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Chimney grime | Premier Sunday | 06 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Coal dust | Newsday | 24 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Chimney dust | Newsday | 17 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Carbon black | The Guardian Quick | 10 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Chimney residue | USA Today | 07 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Chimney deposit |  |  | 
          
            | Coat inside a chimney | Family Time | 12 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | What sweeps sweep | LA Times Daily | 05 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Fireplace residue | USA Today | 28 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Stuff on chimney walls | Family Time | 08 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Chimney residue | Universal | 01 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Powder smuggled into eastern tattoo salon | The Telegraph Cryptic | 19 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Stain on Santa's suit (rhymes with "foot") |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney grime | Wall Street Journal | 04 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Chimney coating | The Washington Post | 27 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Chimney coating | LA Times Daily | 27 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Black accumulation in chimneys |  |  | 
          
            | Fireplace residue | USA Today | 09 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Chimney residue |  |  | 
          
            | Coat for Santa? | The Washington Post | 03 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Coat for Santa? | LA Times Daily | 03 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Pipe buildup | New York Times | 26 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Chimney deposit |  |  | 
          
            | Fireplace powder | The Washington Post Sunday | 18 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Chimney stuff |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney dust | Newsday | 10 May 2021 | 
          
            | Chimney buildup | Newsday | 31 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Chimney buildup | Eugene Sheffer | 25 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Chimney deposit |  |  | 
          
            | Son with excessively twisted smutty material | The Telegraph Toughie | 10 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Chimney particles | USA Today | 26 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Santa's coat? | New York Times | 12 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Chimney grime | Newsday | 29 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Chimney residue |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney deposit |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's target | LA Times Daily | 06 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Fine carbon deposit | The Guardian Speedy | 06 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Flue filth | Thomas Joseph | 04 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Chimney deposit |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney coating | New York Times | 17 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Fireplace residue | The Washington Post Sunday | 15 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Dust in a chimney | Newsday | 02 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Black chimney dust |  |  | 
          
            | Fireplace residue | USA Today | 02 Oct 2020 | 
          
            | Residue on a chimney |  |  | 
          
            | Fireplace residue | Family Time | 31 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Chimney deposit |  |  | 
          
            | It appears in stacks | New York Times | 15 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Smokestack buildup | USA Today | 31 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Chimney residue |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney coating |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney substance | USA Today | 18 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Chimney grime | Wall Street Journal | 09 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Chimney grime | Thomas Joseph | 02 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Chimney residue | USA Today | 29 May 2020 | 
          
            | Stuff in a chimney | Family Time | 19 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Carbon deposit | The Times Concise | 11 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Chimney residue |  |  | 
          
            | Annoyance for Santa | New York Times | 01 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Chimney residue | The Washington Post | 25 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Fireplace buildup | USA Today | 18 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Black chimney dust |  |  | 
          
            | Fireplace grime | Wall Street Journal | 06 Jan 2020 | 
          
            | Chimney residue |  |  | 
          
            | Smudge on Santa's suit | USA Today | 01 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Dirt inside a chimney | Family Time | 01 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Chimney buildup | Universal | 26 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Gunk on Santa's suit | Universal | 25 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Stain on Santa | New York Times | 15 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Stain on Santa |  |  | 
          
            | Black powder in a chimney |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney residue | Universal | 06 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Makeup for Dick Van Dyke in “Mary Poppins” | Wall Street Journal | 24 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Chimney buildup | Family Time | 18 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Flue buildup | New York Times | 16 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Laundry problem for Santa | Wall Street Journal | 09 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Stack blackener | USA Today | 30 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Flue residue | The Washington Post | 23 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Flue residue | LA Times Daily | 23 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Chimney residue |  |  | 
          
            | It makes smoke darker | Universal | 07 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Chimney gunk | Universal | 16 May 2019 | 
          
            | Flue problem | New York Times | 06 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Chimney powder | Newsday | 25 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Santa's laundry woe? | Universal | 09 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Santa's suit soiler | USA Today | 07 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Lampblack | Wall Street Journal | 26 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Chimney deposit |  |  | 
          
            | Fireplace blackener | USA Today | 18 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Residue in a chimney |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney dust | Wall Street Journal | 07 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Flue residue |  |  | 
          
            | Laundry problem for Santa |  |  | 
          
            | Makeup for Dick Van Dyke in "Mary Poppins" |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney dust |  |  | 
          
            | Flue buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Flue problem |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney gunk |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney residue |  |  | 
          
            | It makes smoke darker |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's laundry woe? |  |  | 
          
            | Fireplace blackener |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's suit soiler |  |  | 
          
            | Smudge on Santa's suit |  |  | 
          
            | Stack blackener |  |  | 
          
            | Lampblack |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney coat | Universal | 19 Dec 2018 | 
          
            | Sweep's target | Wall Street Journal | 15 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Black layer in a chimney |  |  | 
          
            | Dirty coat in a chimney | Family Time | 17 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Smokestack emission | USA Today | 12 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Black coat, formed inside chimneys |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney liner | LA Times Daily | 04 May 2018 | 
          
            | Chimney liner | The Washington Post | 04 May 2018 | 
          
            | Black dust of a sort | Newsday | 06 Apr 2018 | 
          
            | Chimney coating | Newsday | 11 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Chimney lining | Universal | 22 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's target |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney lining |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney liner |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney deposit |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney coat |  |  | 
          
            | Smokestack emission |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's target |  |  | 
          
            | Smokestack buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's suit stainer | USA Today | 20 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Chimney buildup | New York Times | 23 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Flue buildup | Newsday | 28 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Challenge for Santa's dry-cleaner | LA Times Daily | 21 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Challenge for Santa's dry-cleaner | The Washington Post | 21 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | Black dust in a chimney |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney residue |  |  | 
          
            | Dirty stuff in a chimney | Family Time | 14 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Blackener of Santa's suit | Family Time | 13 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Residue in a chimney |  |  | 
          
            | Found in chimneys |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's removal | USA Today | 24 May 2017 | 
          
            | Coal dust | Newsday | 28 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Carbonaceous grime | Wall Street Journal | 23 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Sweep's removal | Newsday | 02 Mar 2017 | 
          
            | Santa suit stainer | USA Today | 23 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Chimney coating | Family Time | 20 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Flue buildup | Eugene Sheffer | 25 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Chimney buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Challenge for Santa's dry-cleaner |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's suit stainer |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's removal |  |  | 
          
            | Pollution component | Universal | 21 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Chimney residue | LA Times Daily | 06 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's target | New York Times | 09 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Coat inside a chimney | Universal | 05 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Flue buildup | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 28 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Flue filth | USA Today | 28 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Diesel by-product | Newsday | 21 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's target | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 07 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Smokestack buildup | Newsday | 02 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's sweepings | LA Times Daily | 26 Sep 2016 | 
          
            | It turns Santa's suit black | Universal | 18 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Dirty film? | The Washington Post | 05 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Shade of black | New York Times | 28 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Deposited carbon | The Times Concise | 29 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | It may be caught in the flue | LA Times Daily | 17 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Fossil fuel residue | New York Times | 13 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Air polluter | Universal | 04 Mar 2016 | 
          
            | Flue dirt |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's target |  |  | 
          
            | Flue buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Diesel exhaust residue |  |  | 
          
            | Shade of black |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's target |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney residue |  |  | 
          
            | It turns Santa's suit black |  |  | 
          
            | Pollution component |  |  | 
          
            | Some air pollution | New York Times | 31 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Flue grime | Eugene Sheffer | 08 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Flue dirt | Universal | 09 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Smog contributor | USA Today | 20 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Dirty coat in a chimney | USA Today | 08 Sep 2015 | 
          
            | Flue dirt | USA Today | 29 Aug 2015 | 
          
            | Laundry woe at the Claus home? | LA Times Daily | 28 Aug 2015 | 
          
            | Film in a flue | USA Today | 05 Aug 2015 | 
          
            | Form of carbon | Newsday | 04 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | 29-Down buildup | LA Times Daily | 25 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's concern | Universal | 27 May 2015 | 
          
            | Chimney pollutant | USA Today | 15 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | A pollutant | Universal | 26 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Chimney substance | LA Times Daily | 24 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Chimney accumulation | Universal | 05 Feb 2015 | 
          
            | Santa's laundry problem | Jonesin | 29 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Diesel coat? |  |  | 
          
            | Flue dirt |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Flue buildup |  |  | 
          
            | 29-Down buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney substance |  |  | 
          
            | Laundry woe at the Claus home? |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's concern |  |  | 
          
            | Form of carbon |  |  | 
          
            | Some air pollution |  |  | 
          
            | Black dust |  |  | 
          
            | Dirty film, of sorts |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's target |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney residue |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Dirty coat in a chimney |  |  | 
          
            | Film in a flue |  |  | 
          
            | Smog contributor |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney pollutant |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney accumulation |  |  | 
          
            | A pollutant |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's sweepings |  |  | 
          
            | Flue residue |  |  | 
          
            | Santa sullier |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's grime |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's coat? |  |  | 
          
            | Smudge on Dick Van Dyke in "Mary Poppins" |  |  | 
          
            | Schmutz on Santa |  |  | 
          
            | Dirty coat? |  |  | 
          
            | Smudge on 49-Across's suit |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney dirt |  |  | 
          
            | Pipe buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Fire proof? |  |  | 
          
            | Diesel discharge |  |  | 
          
            | Fireplace by-product |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney grime |  |  | 
          
            | Flue buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney dust |  |  | 
          
            | Stains on a red suit? |  |  | 
          
            | Dirt on Santa's suit |  |  | 
          
            | Carbon black |  |  | 
          
            | Toner ingredient |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney blackener |  |  | 
          
            | Lampblack |  |  | 
          
            | Flue residue |  |  | 
          
            | Dark powder |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney blackener |  |  | 
          
            | Stains on a red suit? |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney black |  |  | 
          
            | Lampblack |  |  | 
          
            | Flue blackener |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney schmutz |  |  | 
          
            | Byproduct of organic combustion |  |  | 
          
            | Flue coating |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's bootblack? |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep spots? |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep coating |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney schmutz |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney accumulation |  |  | 
          
            | Schmutz on Santa's coat |  |  | 
          
            | It's found in stacks |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Lampblack |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweepings |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's spot? |  |  | 
          
            | Santa soiler |  |  | 
          
            | Lampblack |  |  | 
          
            | Flue coating |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep grime |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweepings |  |  | 
          
            | Flue accumulation |  |  | 
          
            | Flue grime |  |  | 
          
            | Black dust |  |  | 
          
            | Flue buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's washday problem |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney coating |  |  | 
          
            | Furnace film |  |  | 
          
            | Carbon coating |  |  | 
          
            | Flue coating |  |  | 
          
            | Lampblack |  |  | 
          
            | Flue filth |  |  | 
          
            | Sweeping matter |  |  | 
          
            | Blackener of Santa's boots |  |  | 
          
            | Sartorial concern for Santa |  |  | 
          
            | Flue complaint |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney residue |  |  | 
          
            | Flue filth |  |  | 
          
            | Sweeping matter |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney grime |  |  | 
          
            | Lampblack |  |  | 
          
            | Flue accumulation |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's sweepings |  |  | 
          
            | Flue coat |  |  | 
          
            | Blackener of Santa's suit |  |  | 
          
            | Flue residue |  |  | 
          
            | Fine, black stuff |  |  | 
          
            | Fireplace residue |  |  | 
          
            | Burning evidence |  |  | 
          
            | Film about a furnace |  |  | 
          
            | Smudge on Santa |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney powder |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's target, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Flue coat |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's sweepings |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's suit covering, maybe |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's target, perhaps |  |  | 
          
            | Combustion residue |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney choker |  |  | 
          
            | Laundry challenge for a chimney sweep |  |  | 
          
            | Flue residue |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's removal |  |  | 
          
            | Symbol of blackness |  |  | 
          
            | Pollution on some bricks |  |  | 
          
            | It should cover Santa |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney schmutz |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's target |  |  | 
          
            | Flue residue |  |  | 
          
            | Black buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Schmutz on Santa |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's target |  |  | 
          
            | Something sweeps sweep |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney-flue coating |  |  | 
          
            | Flue residue |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney grime |  |  | 
          
            | The dirt on Santa |  |  | 
          
            | Flue deposit |  |  | 
          
            | Blackener of Santa's suit |  |  | 
          
            | Stack buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Flue powder |  |  | 
          
            | Some particulates |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney grime |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney stuff |  |  | 
          
            | Stainer of Santa's coat |  |  | 
          
            | Target of a sweep |  |  | 
          
            | Burnt-coal residue |  |  | 
          
            | Powdery pollutant |  |  | 
          
            | Flue substance |  |  | 
          
            | Stain on Santa |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney blackener |  |  | 
          
            | Component of Japanese sumi ink |  |  | 
          
            | It might be found on a sweep hand |  |  | 
          
            | Diesel fuel pollutant |  |  | 
          
            | Stain on Santa's suit |  |  | 
          
            | Stack black |  |  | 
          
            | Component of Japanese sumi ink |  |  | 
          
            | Smog component |  |  | 
          
            | Flue accumulation |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's sweepings |  |  | 
          
            | Lampblack, essentially |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney coat |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney residue |  |  | 
          
            | Lampblack source |  |  | 
          
            | Santa soiler |  |  | 
          
            | Flue stuff |  |  | 
          
            | Coal dust |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's collection |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney coating |  |  | 
          
            | Dirty coat |  |  | 
          
            | Santa suit soiler |  |  | 
          
            | Combustion byproduct |  |  | 
          
            | Spot for Santa? |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's coat? |  |  | 
          
            | Lampblack source |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney dirt |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's coat? |  |  | 
          
            | Furnace film |  |  | 
          
            | Flue buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's soil |  |  | 
          
            | Dirty coat |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney collection |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's coat? |  |  | 
          
            | Furnace film |  |  | 
          
            | Spot for Santa? |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's take? |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's collection |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's target |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney fallout |  |  | 
          
            | Stain on Santa's coat, you'd think |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney coating |  |  | 
          
            | Flue coat |  |  | 
          
            | Black powder |  |  | 
          
            | Dirt on a Santa suit |  |  | 
          
            | Flue liner |  |  | 
          
            | Black buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Spot for Santa |  |  | 
          
            | Brick pollution |  |  | 
          
            | Epitome of blackness |  |  | 
          
            | Pipe residue |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's schmutz |  |  | 
          
            | Fire damage |  |  | 
          
            | Carbon buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney residue |  |  | 
          
            | Black buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney stuff |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Spot for Santa |  |  | 
          
            | Powdery carbon |  |  | 
          
            | What a chimney sweep sweeps |  |  | 
          
            | Flue coating |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney coating |  |  | 
          
            | Flue problem |  |  | 
          
            | Laundry challenge for Santa's suit |  |  | 
          
            | It soils Santa |  |  | 
          
            | Flue fallout |  |  | 
          
            | It's found in stacks |  |  | 
          
            | Combustion by-product |  |  | 
          
            | Combustion byproduct |  |  | 
          
            | Flue blackener |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's suit covering, maybe |  |  | 
          
            | Grate stuff |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's sweepings |  |  | 
          
            | Smudge on Santa |  |  | 
          
            | Lampblack |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's target |  |  | 
          
            | Clean sweep's lack |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's problem |  |  | 
          
            | Fireplace dust |  |  | 
          
            | Smog stuff |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's coat? |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's target |  |  | 
          
            | Concern for Santa |  |  | 
          
            | Powdery pollutant |  |  | 
          
            | Concern for Santa |  |  | 
          
            | Powdery pollutant |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney residue |  |  | 
          
            | Carbon particles |  |  | 
          
            | Vacuum target |  |  | 
          
            | Santa soiler |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's target |  |  | 
          
            | It settles on sweeps |  |  | 
          
            | Santa suit soiler |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's laundry problem |  |  | 
          
            | Messy buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Messy buildup |  |  | 
          
            | Santa-suit stain |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney heap |  |  | 
          
            | Grime |  |  | 
          
            | Flue befouler |  |  | 
          
            | Combustion by-product |  |  | 
          
            | *Sweep ... coal ... Santa |  |  | 
          
            | Flue specks |  |  | 
          
            | Flue covering |  |  | 
          
            | Flue dirt |  |  | 
          
            | Flue sweepings |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's target |  |  | 
          
            | Flue build-up |  |  | 
          
            | It's found in a stack |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's coating |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney dust |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney residue |  |  | 
          
            | Smokestack emission |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweepings |  |  | 
          
            | Grate stuff |  |  | 
          
            | Smoky grime |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's bane |  |  | 
          
            | North Pole laundry problem |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's soil |  |  | 
          
            | Mrs. Claus' laundry problem? |  |  | 
          
            | Smog component |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's spot? |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's suit stainer |  |  | 
          
            | Film in a flue |  |  | 
          
            | Pipe sullier |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney deposit |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's smudge |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep.s target |  |  | 
          
            | Flue deposit |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney grime |  |  | 
          
            | It's found in stacks |  |  | 
          
            | Spot on Santa |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney residue |  |  | 
          
            | North Pole laundry problem |  |  | 
          
            | Lampblack |  |  | 
          
            | It may spot a clean sweep |  |  | 
          
            | Flue residue |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney dust |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's target |  |  | 
          
            | Ashes |  |  | 
          
            | Combustion byproduct |  |  | 
          
            | Grate stuff |  |  | 
          
            | Santa soiler |  |  | 
          
            | Smog contributor |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's coat |  |  | 
          
            | Santa soiler |  |  | 
          
            | Santa soiler |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney accumulation |  |  | 
          
            | Lampblack |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney deposit |  |  | 
          
            | Flue ash |  |  | 
          
            | Flue find |  |  | 
          
            | Air pollutant |  |  | 
          
            | The black in the stack |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's cover |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's collection |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney lining |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney blackener |  |  | 
          
            | Flue residue |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney stuff |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's cleaning headache |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's laundry problem |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's spot? |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's coat? |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's covering |  |  | 
          
            | What chimney sweeps sweep |  |  | 
          
            | Carbon residue |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's concern |  |  | 
          
            | Fire damage |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney covering |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney accumulation |  |  | 
          
            | Fly ash |  |  | 
          
            | Air particulates |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney dirt |  |  | 
          
            | It's found in a stack |  |  | 
          
            | Air polluter |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney stuff |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney grit |  |  | 
          
            | Problem for Santa |  |  | 
          
            | Carbonaceous substance |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney problem |  |  | 
          
            | A pollutant |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney lining |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's bane? |  |  | 
          
            | A concern of ecologists |  |  | 
          
            | Fuliginous substance |  |  | 
          
            | Powdery carbon |  |  | 
          
            | Air pollutant |  |  | 
          
            | Combustion result |  |  | 
          
            | What a chimneysweep sweeps |  |  | 
          
            | Carbon particles |  |  | 
          
            | Combustion residue |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's sweeps |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney deposit |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's substance |  |  | 
          
            | Grime |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's bane |  |  | 
          
            | What a sweep sweeps |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's sweepings |  |  | 
          
            | Grime |  |  | 
          
            | Charcoal dust |  |  | 
          
            | Pollution factor |  |  | 
          
            | Fireplace residue |  |  | 
          
            | A problem for Kringle |  |  | 
          
            | Pollutant |  |  | 
          
            | Kringle's anathema |  |  | 
          
            | Flue deposit |  |  | 
          
            | Urban polluter |  |  | 
          
            | Flue coating |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney coating |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney powder |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweep's concern |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney stuffing |  |  | 
          
            | It might soil Santa |  |  | 
          
            | Sweep's concern |  |  | 
          
            | Sandblaster's target |  |  | 
          
            | Urban dirt |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's laundry problem |  |  | 
          
            | Relative of fly ash |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney output |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney substance |  |  | 
          
            | Air polluter |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney-sweep's target |  |  | 
          
            | Black stuff |  |  | 
          
            | Fine ash |  |  | 
          
            | Smoke byproduct |  |  | 
          
            | One target of N. Y. C. cleanup campaign. |  |  | 
          
            | New Yorkers breathe in much. |  |  | 
          
            | Element of smog. |  |  | 
          
            | Combustion problem. |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney residue. |  |  | 
          
            | Black powder from carbon. |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney-sweep's haul. |  |  | 
          
            | Part of smoke. |  |  | 
          
            | Substance from coal smoke. |  |  | 
          
            | Flue symptom |  |  | 
          
            | Firepit stuff |  |  | 
          
            | Certain curtain decor. |  |  | 
          
            | Air pollutant. |  |  | 
          
            | Carbon. |  |  | 
          
            | Lampblack. |  |  | 
          
            | Black stuff. |  |  | 
          
            | Colly. |  |  | 
          
            | Fireplace problem |  |  | 
          
            | Black substance. |  |  | 
          
            | Housecleaning problem. |  |  | 
          
            | Powdered carbon. |  |  | 
          
            | Smoke deposit. |  |  | 
          
            | Coal dust. |  |  | 
          
            | Carbon particles. |  |  | 
          
            | Housewife's problem. |  |  | 
          
            | Fireplace residue. |  |  | 
          
            | By-product of smoke. |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney grime. |  |  | 
          
            | Carbon waste. |  |  | 
          
            | Unburned carbon. |  |  | 
          
            | Black dust. |  |  | 
          
            | Imperfect combustion result. |  |  | 
          
            | Fireplace dust. |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney sweepings. |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's chimney problem. |  |  | 
          
            | Part of the smog problem. |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney carbon. |  |  | 
          
            | Winter by-product. |  |  | 
          
            | Housewife's woe. |  |  | 
          
            | Housewife's bete noire. |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney stuff. |  |  | 
          
            | Chimney lining. |  |  | 
          
            | Ingredient of smog. |  |  | 
          
            | Housewives' headache. |  |  | 
          
            | Part of the smoke menace. |  |  | 
          
            | Part of the grime wave. |  |  |