| Discolored spot |
Commuter |
25 Sep 2025 |
| Trouble spot |
LA Times Daily |
13 Sep 2025 |
| Laundry problem |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Aug 2025 |
| Confused Saint Mark (5) |
|
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| Permanent dirty mark (5) |
|
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| Blemish isn't a problem (5) |
|
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| Blotch on a blouse |
USA Today |
19 Jul 2025 |
| Mark and Stan get one in (5) |
|
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| Leaky pen consequence |
|
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| Isn't contriving to conceal a blemish (5) |
|
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| Ink on a shirt, maybe (and a rhyme for 55D!) |
|
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| Tomato sauce may leave one on a shirt |
Universal |
06 Jul 2025 |
| Mark ruined satin (5) |
Mirror Cryptic |
05 Jul 2025 |
| Blemish (5) |
Mirror Quick |
05 Jul 2025 |
| Mark can take a bit of a pasting (5) |
|
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| Laundry problem |
New York Times |
02 Jul 2025 |
| Dirty mark |
Puzzler Backwords |
01 Jul 2025 |
| Product in the paint department |
New York Times |
29 Jun 2025 |
| Mark ruined satin (5) |
Mirror Cryptic |
20 Jun 2025 |
| Blemish (5) |
Mirror Quick |
20 Jun 2025 |
| Dirty mark on material (5) |
|
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| The sun tan,I interposed, "is a dye"(5) |
|
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| Monk sat, jumpy, at home (5) |
|
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| Laundry problem |
Thomas Joseph |
23 May 2025 |
| Blood . Removal . Wood (5) |
|
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| Mark and Stanley getting out of line (5) |
|
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| Station broadcast neglecting to add some colour (5) |
|
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| Isn't spread out to conceal a mark (5) |
|
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| Laundry woe |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Apr 2025 |
| Tarnish, sully |
The Times Concise |
23 Apr 2025 |
| Old Soviet leader, no liberal, showing blemish (5) |
|
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| It's an awkward way to dye (5) |
|
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| Shirt ruiner, as when a glass of red wine is spilled on it |
|
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| Darken, as wood |
LA Times Daily |
25 Mar 2025 |
| Leave a mark |
LA Times Daily |
22 Mar 2025 |
| Boy covers one mark (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
22 Mar 2025 |
| Black mark for a fellow getting out of line (5) |
|
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| Tarnish |
Mirror Classic |
13 Mar 2025 |
| Blemish, dirty mark (5) |
|
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| Splotch from spilled coffee, and a synonym for "small imperfection" |
|
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| It looks bad when a tin's spilt (5) |
|
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| Blouse ruiner |
|
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| Upset the saint with a blemish (5) |
|
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| What's tackled by "Shout" in the laundry |
|
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| A dye or colouring matter, for wood, etc. (5) |
|
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| Tarnish |
Mirror Classic |
01 Feb 2025 |
| It's an awkward sort of mark to shift . (5) |
|
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| Blotch of ketchup, e.g. |
|
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| Dye |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Jan 2025 |
| Wrong to accept thanks for blemish |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Jan 2025 |
| Mark isn't a convert |
|
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| Mark is the man I came in with (5) |
|
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| Blemish |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Jan 2025 |
| About Saint Mark? |
|
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| Mark spoiled silky material? (5) |
|
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| Discoloration |
Commuter |
01 Jan 2025 |
| Isn't bothered about a dirty mark (5) |
|
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| Blemish |
Mirror Quick |
25 Dec 2024 |
| Mark ruined satin |
Mirror Cryptic |
25 Dec 2024 |
| To discolour |
|
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| A bad mark (5) |
|
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| Mark and Stan getting out of line (5) |
|
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| Old leader hasn't left mark (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
14 Dec 2024 |
| Blemish, mark (5) |
|
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| Mark, the stand-in deprived of a part (5) |
|
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| Discolor |
Commuter |
28 Nov 2024 |
| Tarnish |
Mirror Classic |
26 Nov 2024 |
| Fellow hiding current shame |
The Times Cryptic |
23 Nov 2024 |
| Mark on clothing: grass -, eg |
|
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| Leaky pen consequence |
|
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| Mark and Stanley held one captive (5) |
|
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| It can blemish satin badly (5) |
|
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| Blemish |
The Sun Two Speed |
06 Nov 2024 |
| Wrong to accept thanks for shame |
The Sun Two Speed |
06 Nov 2024 |
| Mark in a funny way, to start with (5) |
|
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| It's an awful mark (5) |
|
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| Dirty mark, grease |
|
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| Blemish in star possibly given no end of favour (5) |
|
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| Discolouration in satin (5) |
|
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| Mark: grass- |
|
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| One with ants swarming around is not a pretty sight (5) |
|
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| Spot or mark which is difficult to remove (5) |
Puzzler |
04 Oct 2024 |
| Result of a spilled wine glass, perhaps |
|
|
| Laundry challenge |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Oct 2024 |
| Laundry problem |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Sep 2024 |
| Mark found in Insta intermittently (5) |
|
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| This dye ruins satin (5) |
|
|
| Risk of drinking red wine |
|
|
| Deck application |
LA Times Daily |
10 Sep 2024 |
| Mark and Ian may go on the street (5) |
|
|
| Long-lasting lip makeup |
New York Times |
01 Sep 2024 |
| Wine-spill spot |
|
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| The mark of a saint, perhaps (5) |
|
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| Wood finish |
LA Times Daily |
30 Aug 2024 |
| Isn't upset about a bad mark (5) |
|
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| Discoloration |
Commuter |
27 Aug 2024 |
| May spot some of the hardest Aintree fences (5) |
|
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| Black mark for a chap getting out of line |
|
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| It lasts longer than lipstick |
Newsday |
24 Aug 2024 |
| Spot on a shirt, perhaps |
USA Today |
06 Aug 2024 |
| Wood treatment (5) |
|
|
| It's an unfortunate mark |
Mirror Cryptic |
25 Jul 2024 |
| Blemish |
Mirror Quick |
25 Jul 2024 |
| Discoloured area (5) |
|
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| Tarnish(5) |
|
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| It can, of course, spoil satin |
|
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| Mark is antisocial, to start off with (5) |
|
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| Mark and I interrupt Stanley |
|
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| This could well ruin the satin (5) |
|
|
| MAR |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jun 2024 |
| Blemish |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Jun 2024 |
| Russian autocrat's not left mark |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Jun 2024 |
| Result of a craberry juice spill |
|
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| Feature of a well-used apron, maybe |
New York Times Mini |
14 Jun 2024 |
| Have that little saint, Ian, dye it (5) |
|
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| Mark time, as in mooching about (5) |
|
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| Deck application |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Jun 2024 |
| Refinish a dresser |
|
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| It can spoil satin (5) |
|
|
| The saint's awful blemish (5) |
|
|
| Blemish |
Mirror Tea Time |
18 May 2024 |
| Blot on the character of a chap getting out of line (5) |
|
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| Clothing mark: grass - |
|
|
| Dye in the lab |
|
|
| Rug discoloration |
Newsday |
01 May 2024 |
| Spot on a shirt, say |
LA Times Daily |
01 May 2024 |
| Spot of tea, say |
|
|
| Smudge on clothing |
Newsday |
24 Apr 2024 |
| Fabric discoloration |
Newsday |
16 Apr 2024 |
| Blemish |
Mirror Quick |
11 Apr 2024 |
| Mark isn't a problem |
Mirror Cryptic |
11 Apr 2024 |
| Bad mark for a boy getting out of line (5) |
|
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| Indiscretion gets little thanks and leaves a mark (5) |
|
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| Something bad about terriers being the wrong colour! (5) |
|
|
| Spot of tea, maybe? |
|
|
| Inside the small tin, put a mark (5) |
|
|
| Clothing discoloration |
Newsday |
13 Mar 2024 |
| Splotch from spilled coffee, and a synonym for "small imperfection" |
|
|
| Odd situation makes a permanent mark (5) |
|
|
| Mark and Ian may be on the street (5) |
|
|
| Russian autocrat's not left mark |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Feb 2024 |
| Dye |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Feb 2024 |
| Violation of the Army occupying does besmirch (5) |
|
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| It's an atrocious mark (5) |
|
|
| Stan and I produce this dye (5) |
|
|
| Tarnish |
Mirror Classic |
05 Feb 2024 |
| Mark, a rough sort of saint? (5) |
|
|
| Blemish |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Jan 2024 |
| Mark, showing stress, runs away |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Jan 2024 |
| It can be markedly unsightly |
|
|
| Blemish (5) |
Puzzler |
11 Jan 2024 |
| Permanent blemish |
The Times Concise |
06 Jan 2024 |
| Isn't perturbed about a mark (5) |
|
|
| Reputation ruiner |
New York Times |
07 Dec 2023 |
| Soil; dye |
|
|
| Mark made when a tin's upset (5) |
|
|
| Wood-coloring material |
|
|
| Blemish |
Family Time |
20 Nov 2023 |
| OxiClean target |
LA Times Daily |
12 Nov 2023 |
| Slide stuff |
Newsday |
11 Nov 2023 |
| Clothing discoloration |
Newsday |
31 Oct 2023 |
| Laundry woe |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Oct 2023 |
| Besmirch |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Oct 2023 |
| Ketchup on a carpet, for example |
USA Today |
16 Aug 2023 |
| OxiClean target |
USA Today |
28 Jul 2023 |
| Dye |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Jul 2023 |
| Post-meal blemish on a shirt |
|
|
| Ruin or update, as furniture |
Universal |
24 Jun 2023 |
| Laundry problem |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Jun 2023 |
| Laundry problem |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Apr 2023 |
| Deck treatment |
New York Times |
09 Apr 2023 |
| Blemish on a white shirt, say |
|
|
| Treat, as wood |
New York Times |
26 Mar 2023 |
| Laundry woe |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Mar 2023 |
| Laundry woe |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Mar 2023 |
| Discolored spot on clothes |
Newsday |
07 Mar 2023 |
| Laundry problem |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Feb 2023 |
| Ink spot on a shirt, e.g. |
|
|
| Leaky pen consequence |
|
|
| Laundry problem |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Jan 2023 |
| Laundry problem |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Jan 2023 |
| Reputation problem |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Jan 2023 |
| Foul dictator has lost out |
The Guardian Cryptic |
05 Jan 2023 |
| Splotch |
Universal |
26 Dec 2022 |
| Dirty mark |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Dec 2022 |
| What tomato sauce may do to a shirt |
New York Times |
30 Nov 2022 |
| Discoloration on clothing |
Newsday |
21 Nov 2022 |
| Wood finish |
Universal |
17 Nov 2022 |
| Laundry problem |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Nov 2022 |
| Laundry problem |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Nov 2022 |
| Laundry day challenge |
LA Times Daily |
24 Oct 2022 |
| Red wine on a white tablecloth, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
21 Oct 2022 |
| Clothing discoloration |
Newsday |
11 Oct 2022 |
| Spot on a white shirt |
Universal |
08 Sep 2022 |
| Blot |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Aug 2022 |
| Laundry challenge |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Jul 2022 |
| Laundry problem |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Jul 2022 |
| Tough spot to get out |
New York Times |
14 Jul 2022 |
| Blemish |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Apr 2022 |
| Laundry problem |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Feb 2022 |
| Spot on a bib |
|
|
| Cleaner's target |
|
|
| One may be taken to the cleaners |
Universal |
28 Nov 2021 |
| Tarnish; dye |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Nov 2021 |
| Dye |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Nov 2021 |
| Blotch on a bib |
USA Today |
29 Sep 2021 |
| Blemish on a shirt |
Universal |
24 Sep 2021 |
| Blot on a cloth |
|
|
| Leaky-pen consequence |
|
|
| Turmeric may leave one |
USA Today |
08 Aug 2021 |
| Ink blot, for one |
The Washington Post |
03 Aug 2021 |
| Ink blot, for one |
LA Times Daily |
03 Aug 2021 |
| Blemish on a cloth |
|
|
| Coffee spot? |
New York Times |
14 May 2021 |
| Blemish on a cloth or a rug, say |
|
|
| 'Man of steel' ignores large mark |
|
|
| Don't go out without your cap? It's a shame |
|
|
| Discoloration |
Premier Sunday |
04 Apr 2021 |
| Blemish; dye |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Mar 2021 |
| Dye for wood |
The Times Concise |
17 Mar 2021 |
| Dye; blotch |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Feb 2021 |
| Blemish |
Family Time |
01 Feb 2021 |
| Table finish (or ruiner) |
USA Today |
29 Jan 2021 |
| White shirt woe |
Universal |
15 Jan 2021 |
| Wood furniture application |
Universal |
13 Dec 2020 |
| Cleaning concern |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Nov 2020 |
| Risk of drinking coffee or wine |
New York Times |
13 Nov 2020 |
| Mark's wrong about cheers |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
04 Nov 2020 |
| Mark, good person, regularly patient |
|
|
| Russian autocrat's not left mark |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Oct 2020 |
| Blemish |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Oct 2020 |
| Red wine spill result |
|
|
| Blemish on a rug |
|
|
| Sully |
Premier Sunday |
13 Sep 2020 |
| Couch blotch |
USA Today |
06 Sep 2020 |
| Lip ___ (gloss alternative) |
USA Today |
06 Aug 2020 |
| Besmirch |
Universal |
03 Aug 2020 |
| Laundry problem |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Jun 2020 |
| Tarnish |
Premier Sunday |
31 May 2020 |
| What a Tide to Go pen can remove |
LA Times Daily |
26 May 2020 |
| What a Tide to Go pen can remove |
The Washington Post |
26 May 2020 |
| Blemish on a rug |
|
|
| Smear |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 Apr 2020 |
| Tough spot? |
Universal |
20 Apr 2020 |
| Laundry woe |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Apr 2020 |
| Laundry mark |
Jonesin |
31 Mar 2020 |
| "Razors pain you ... Acids ___ you" (Dorothy Parker) |
Universal |
19 Mar 2020 |
| Much-hated laundry spot? |
Universal |
04 Mar 2020 |
| Spot for a laundromat? |
New York Times |
23 Feb 2020 |
| Bio lab preparation |
The Washington Post |
08 Feb 2020 |
| Bio lab preparation |
LA Times Daily |
08 Feb 2020 |
| Sofa mishap |
USA Today |
14 Dec 2019 |
| It's an odd discolouration |
|
|
| Discoloration on clothing |
Newsday |
07 Oct 2019 |
| Besmirch |
Newsday |
04 Oct 2019 |
| Unwanted spot |
LA Times Daily |
22 Sep 2019 |
| Unwanted spot |
The Washington Post |
22 Sep 2019 |
| Washday challenge |
USA Today |
04 Sep 2019 |
| Mostly remain in disgrace |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 Sep 2019 |
| Leave a mark on |
New York Times |
23 Aug 2019 |
| Liberal given the boot by dictator Mark |
|
|
| Blemish on a rug |
|
|
| Spot wartime leader dropping piece of litter |
|
|
| Deck treatment |
USA Today |
28 May 2019 |
| Bring discredit upon |
New York Times |
24 May 2019 |
| Tide may wash it away |
The Washington Post |
27 Apr 2019 |
| Tide may wash it away |
LA Times Daily |
27 Apr 2019 |
| Dirty mark |
Irish Times Simplex |
23 Apr 2019 |
| Deck application |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Mar 2019 |
| Dye |
The Sun Two Speed |
26 Jan 2019 |
| Wrong to accept thanks for blemish |
The Sun Two Speed |
26 Jan 2019 |
| Soil |
The Washington Post |
12 Jan 2019 |
| Soil |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jan 2019 |
| Deck treatment |
|
|
| Leave a mark on |
|
|
| Tide may wash it away |
|
|
| Deck application |
|
|
| Unwanted spot |
|
|
| Soil |
|
|
| Bring discredit upon |
|
|
| Washday challenge |
|
|
| Top spot? |
The Washington Post Sunday |
16 Dec 2018 |
| Mark, showing stress, runs away |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Nov 2018 |
| Don't go out without ponytail, it's a stigma |
|
|
| Blemish; colour (wood) |
The Times Concise |
05 Oct 2018 |
| Blemish on a rug |
The Washington Post Sunday |
02 Sep 2018 |
| Stuff on the deck |
The Washington Post |
25 Aug 2018 |
| Stuff on the deck |
LA Times Daily |
25 Aug 2018 |
| Rug ruiner |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Aug 2018 |
| Serious damage to one's reputation |
New York Times |
20 Jun 2018 |
| Rejected eggs containing a flaw |
|
|
| Deck protector |
USA Today |
17 May 2018 |
| Earlier time for holy man's character flaw |
|
|
| OxiClean target |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Apr 2018 |
| Dry cleaner's target |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Apr 2018 |
| Blemish on one's reputation |
New York Times |
10 Apr 2018 |
| Mark, head of security, ain't stupid |
The Sun Two Speed |
25 Mar 2018 |
| Wood finish |
LA Times Daily |
13 Mar 2018 |
| Wood finish |
The Washington Post |
13 Mar 2018 |
| Blemish on one's reputation |
|
|
| Rug ruiner |
|
|
| Serious damage to one's reputation |
|
|
| Stuff on the deck |
|
|
| Deck protector |
|
|
| OxiClean target |
|
|
| Blemish |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Dec 2017 |
| Spray 'n Wash target |
The Washington Post |
03 Dec 2017 |
| Spray 'n Wash target |
LA Times Daily |
03 Dec 2017 |
| Undesirable spot |
Universal |
01 Dec 2017 |
| Wine-on-the-tablecloth problem |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Nov 2017 |
| Besmirch |
Canadiana |
13 Nov 2017 |
| Isn't perturbed about a bad mark |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Nov 2017 |
| Clothing discoloration |
Newsday |
31 Oct 2017 |
| Wood finish |
Universal |
27 Oct 2017 |
| Mark, there's only one time for heart pill |
|
|
| Wine may leave one |
New York Times |
13 Sep 2017 |
| Colour of satin pants |
|
|
| Tough job for a dry cleaner |
New York Times |
04 Jul 2017 |
| Woodworking supply |
The Washington Post |
02 Jul 2017 |
| Woodworking supply |
LA Times Daily |
02 Jul 2017 |
| Wrong to accept thanks for blemish |
|
|
| Penetrative dye; mark |
The Times Concise |
10 Apr 2017 |
| Wood finish |
Newsday |
05 Feb 2017 |
| Spot |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jan 2017 |
| Spot on a tie |
USA Today |
19 Jan 2017 |
| Wood finish |
|
|
| Woodworking supply |
|
|
| Tough job for a dry cleaner |
|
|
| Spray 'n Wash target |
|
|
| Wine may leave one |
|
|
| Undesirable spot |
|
|
| Shirt spoiler |
Newsday |
16 Dec 2016 |
| Mark is terribly antisocial when half cut |
The Telegraph Toughie |
01 Nov 2016 |
| Get ink on, say |
USA Today |
24 Sep 2016 |
| Smudge on a shirt |
Newsday |
30 Aug 2016 |
| Laundry day target |
LA Times Daily |
15 Aug 2016 |
| It gets taken to the cleaners |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Aug 2016 |
| Varnish, for instance |
Newsday |
30 Jun 2016 |
| Mark dictator eradicating Left |
|
|
| Sully |
Newsday |
27 May 2016 |
| Discoloration |
Newsday |
22 May 2016 |
| Deck application |
Universal |
20 May 2016 |
| Discoloration |
The Guardian Quick |
19 Mar 2016 |
| Spot |
Newsday |
04 Feb 2016 |
| Washday woe |
The Washington Post |
26 Jan 2016 |
| Laundry day target |
|
|
| Get ink on, say |
|
|
| Mark's short visit home |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
12 Dec 2015 |
| Scotland's own, following St Mark |
The Times Cryptic |
07 Dec 2015 |
| Shout target |
LA Times Daily |
29 Nov 2015 |
| Post-Thanksgiving tablecloth problem |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Nov 2015 |
| Tarnish |
Newsday |
22 Nov 2015 |
| A red wine one is hard to get out |
LA Times Daily |
19 Oct 2015 |
| Rug discoloration |
Newsday |
14 Oct 2015 |
| Spot not easily removed |
USA Today |
01 Oct 2015 |
| Convert Ian to follow Saint Mark |
Irish Times Crosaire |
12 Sep 2015 |
| Post-spill carpet spot |
LA Times Daily |
08 Sep 2015 |
| Wood finish |
Family Time |
06 Sep 2015 |
| Way to introduce a fashionable spot |
The Times Cryptic |
28 Jul 2015 |
| One may be taken to the cleaners |
Family Time |
26 Jul 2015 |
| Ink smudge on a shirt |
Newsday |
30 Jun 2015 |
| Fabric discoloration |
Newsday |
02 Jun 2015 |
| Spot of tea? |
USA Today |
17 Apr 2015 |
| It may be taken to the cleaners |
USA Today |
04 Feb 2015 |
| It may be taken to the cleaners |
|
|
| Reputation damage |
|
|
| Ink smudge on a shirt |
|
|
| Spot of tea? |
|
|
| Wood finish |
|
|
| Post-spill carpet spot |
|
|
| A red wine one is hard to get out |
|
|
| Shout target |
|
|
| Fabric discoloration |
|
|
| Post-Thanksgiving tablecloth problem |
|
|
| Rug discoloration |
|
|
| Red wine spill result |
|
|
| Tarnish |
|
|
| Modest Mouse "Novocain ___" |
|
|
| Spot not easily removed |
|
|
| Mark left, abandoning despot |
|
|
| Deck protector |
|
|
| '93 Living Colour album |
|
|
| Woodworker's supply |
|
|
| Discoloration on clothing |
|
|
| Cleaner's target |
|
|
| Dry cleaner's challenge |
|
|
| Hardware store purchase |
|
|
| Carpet blemish |
|
|
| Biz target |
|
|
| One may be taken to the cleaners |
|
|
| Blemish |
|
|
| Discoloration |
|
|
| Blotch |
|
|
| Woodworker's choice |
|
|
| Red Hot Chili Peppers "Purple ___" |
|
|
| Woodworker's application |
|
|
| Wood finish |
|
|
| Carpet cleaner's target |
|
|
| What blood, sweat and tears can do |
|
|
| Laundry challenge |
|
|
| Discoloration |
|
|
| Laundry problem |
|
|
| Laundry challenge |
|
|
| Reputation spoiler |
|
|
| Wood finish |
|
|
| Washday challenge |
|
|
| Soiled Living Colour album? |
|
|
| Coffee-spill result |
|
|
| Washday challenge |
|
|
| Stigma |
|
|
| Lit song that's off to the cleaners? |
|
|
| Blemish |
|
|
| Blotch |
|
|
| Blotch |
|
|
| Detergent target |
|
|
| Spray 'n Wash target |
|
|
| Result of an ink spill |
|
|
| Blemish |
|
|
| Corrupt |
|
|
| Fantastik assignment? |
|
|
| Tarnish or varnish |
|
|
| Washday woe |
|
|
| Laundry woe |
|
|
| Unwelcome spot |
|
|
| Get a bad mark on? |
|
|
| Get a bad mark on? |
|
|
| Spot to get off |
|
|
| Squirt on a shirt, perhaps |
|
|
| Coffee spot |
|
|
| Annoying spot |
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| Dry cleaner's challenge |
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| Annoying spot |
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| Spot to get off |
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| Blood leaves one |
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| Result of an ink spill |
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| Spray 'n Wash target |
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| "Mancha," translated from Spanish |
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| Sully |
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| Splotch |
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| Laundry challenge |
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| It gets taken to the cleaners |
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| Cleaning challenge |
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| Spot of tea? |
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| Reputation damage |
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| Reputation damage |
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| Deck finish |
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| Place a blot on |
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| Tide target |
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| Carpet cleaner target |
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| Splotch |
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| Discoloration |
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| Mark of disgrace |
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| Blemish |
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| Spot on a tie, say |
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| Paint alternative |
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| One may be taken to the cleaners |
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| Laundry problem |
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| Leaky-pen consequence |
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| Spot on a tie, say |
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| Sully |
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| Flaw |
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| Sully |
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| Spot |
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| Spill consequence |
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| Washday worry |
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| Unintended spot |
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| Spot |
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| Spill consequence |
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| Treat wood |
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| Soil |
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| Discolor |
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| Deck protector |
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| Spot |
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| Prepare a slide |
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| Wood finish |
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| Discoloration |
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| Discolor |
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| Shirt spoiler |
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| Soil |
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| Furniture finish |
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| Blotch |
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| Bleach target |
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| Dishonor |
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| Imperfection |
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| Wood finish |
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| Wood coloring |
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| Woodworker's need |
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| Cheer target |
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| Bad mark? |
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| Laundry problem |
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| Unwelcome spot |
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| Get a bad mark on? |
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| Woodworker's need |
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| Unintended spot |
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| Bad spot |
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| Spot of tea? |
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| Bad spot |
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| Tide target |
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| Taint |
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| Blotch |
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| Stigma |
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| Besmirch |
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| Varnish |
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| One may be taken to the cleaners |
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| Tarnish or varnish |
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| Wood darkener |
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| Shirt spoiler |
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| Discoloration |
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| Dry cleaner's concern |
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| See 64-Across |
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| Gravy spot |
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| Woodworker's need |
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| Laundry woe |
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| Carpet cleaner target |
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| Wood coloring |
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| Discolor |
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| Discoloration |
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| Spot on clothing |
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| Spotter's target |
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| Color or discolor |
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| Blemish |
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| Shout target |
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| Blot |
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| Blotch |
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| Microscopy supply |
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| Microscopist's reagent |
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| Trouble spot |
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| Splotch |
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| Bad mark |
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| Woodworker's choice |
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| Woodworking finish |
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| Corrupt |
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| Discolor |
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| Color |
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| Blot on one's escutcheon |
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| Ensanguine |
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| Blemish |
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| Tarnish |
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| Treat wood |
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| Maculation |
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| This goes with the grain |
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| Colorant |
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| Dishonor |
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| Blemish on a tie |
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| Varnish |
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| Blot |
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| Foulard spoiler |
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| Cleaner's concern |
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| Coloring agent |
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| Color, as glass or wood |
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| Spoil |
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| Paint-shop offering |
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| Washday problem |
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| Dye |
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| Maculate |
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| Spilled-ink woe |
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| Furniture finish |
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| Color, as glass |
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| Dry-cleaner's concern |
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| Necktie woe |
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| Material used in microscopy. |
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| Spot in the laundry room |
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| Color, as glass. |
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| Smirch. |
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| Discoloration. |
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| Pigment. |
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| Impart color to. |
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| Substance used to impart color. |
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| "The Human ___" (Philip Roth) |
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| Color glass or wood. |
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| Sully. |
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| Dye or pigment. |
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| Color. |
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| Furniture finish. |
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| Dye mixture. |
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| Smutch |
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| Tincture |
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| Tint. |
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| Discolor. |
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| Disgrace |
|
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| Finish up some furniture |
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| Taint of guilt. |
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| Spot. |
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| Dye. |
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| Blemish. |
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