| Smudge on clothing |
Newsday |
24 Apr 2024 |
| Fabric discoloration |
Newsday |
16 Apr 2024 |
| Mark isn't a problem |
Mirror Cryptic |
11 Apr 2024 |
| Blemish |
Mirror Quick |
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) |
|
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| Spot of tea, maybe? |
|
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| Inside the small tin, put a mark (5) |
|
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| 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) |
|
|
| Dye |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Feb 2024 |
| Russian autocrat's not left mark |
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) |
|
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| Stan and I produce this dye (5) |
|
|
| Tarnish |
Mirror Classic |
05 Feb 2024 |
| Mark, a rough sort of saint? (5) |
|
|
| Mark, showing stress, runs away |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Jan 2024 |
| Blemish |
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 |
LA Times Daily |
03 Aug 2021 |
| Ink blot, for one |
The Washington Post |
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 |
The Washington Post |
22 Sep 2019 |
| Unwanted spot |
LA Times Daily |
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 |
| Wrong to accept thanks for blemish |
The Sun Two Speed |
26 Jan 2019 |
| Dye |
The Sun Two Speed |
26 Jan 2019 |
| Soil |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jan 2019 |
| Soil |
The Washington Post |
12 Jan 2019 |
| Unwanted spot |
|
|
| Deck treatment |
|
|
| Leave a mark on |
|
|
| Soil |
|
|
| Tide may wash it away |
|
|
| Washday challenge |
|
|
| Deck application |
|
|
| Bring discredit upon |
|
|
| 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 |
LA Times Daily |
25 Aug 2018 |
| Stuff on the deck |
The Washington Post |
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 |
| Blemish on one's reputation |
New York Times |
10 Apr 2018 |
| Dry cleaner's target |
Thomas Joseph |
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 |
| Serious damage to one's reputation |
|
|
| Stuff on the deck |
|
|
| Blemish on one's reputation |
|
|
| Rug ruiner |
|
|
| OxiClean target |
|
|
| Deck protector |
|
|
| Blemish |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Dec 2017 |
| Spray 'n Wash target |
LA Times Daily |
03 Dec 2017 |
| Spray 'n Wash target |
The Washington Post |
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 |
LA Times Daily |
02 Jul 2017 |
| Woodworking supply |
The Washington Post |
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 |
| Tough job for a dry cleaner |
|
|
| Wood finish |
|
|
| Undesirable spot |
|
|
| Woodworking supply |
|
|
| Spray 'n Wash target |
|
|
| Wine may leave one |
|
|
| 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 |
|
|
| A red wine one is hard to get out |
|
|
| Post-spill carpet spot |
|
|
| Shout target |
|
|
| Reputation damage |
|
|
| Wood finish |
|
|
| Red wine spill result |
|
|
| Post-Thanksgiving tablecloth problem |
|
|
| Modest Mouse "Novocain ___" |
|
|
| Tarnish |
|
|
| Spot of tea? |
|
|
| Fabric discoloration |
|
|
| Ink smudge on a shirt |
|
|
| Rug discoloration |
|
|
| Spot not easily removed |
|
|
| Mark left, abandoning despot |
|
|
| Woodworker's supply |
|
|
| Hardware store purchase |
|
|
| Discoloration on clothing |
|
|
| Cleaner's target |
|
|
| Carpet blemish |
|
|
| Dry cleaner's challenge |
|
|
| '93 Living Colour album |
|
|
| Deck protector |
|
|
| Discoloration |
|
|
| Red Hot Chili Peppers "Purple ___" |
|
|
| Carpet cleaner's target |
|
|
| Woodworker's application |
|
|
| One may be taken to the cleaners |
|
|
| Biz target |
|
|
| Blemish |
|
|
| Laundry problem |
|
|
| Laundry challenge |
|
|
| Blotch |
|
|
| Discoloration |
|
|
| What blood, sweat and tears can do |
|
|
| Wood finish |
|
|
| Woodworker's choice |
|
|
| Wood finish |
|
|
| Reputation spoiler |
|
|
| Laundry challenge |
|
|
| Soiled Living Colour album? |
|
|
| Washday challenge |
|
|
| Washday challenge |
|
|
| Stigma |
|
|
| Coffee-spill result |
|
|
| Lit song that's off to the cleaners? |
|
|
| Result of an ink spill |
|
|
| Blemish |
|
|
| Blotch |
|
|
| Blemish |
|
|
| Detergent target |
|
|
| Corrupt |
|
|
| Tarnish or varnish |
|
|
| Spray 'n Wash target |
|
|
| Fantastik assignment? |
|
|
| Blotch |
|
|
| Washday woe |
|
|
| Laundry woe |
|
|
| Annoying spot |
|
|
| Spot to get off |
|
|
| Annoying spot |
|
|
| Spot to get off |
|
|
| Coffee spot |
|
|
| Get a bad mark on? |
|
|
| Squirt on a shirt, perhaps |
|
|
| Get a bad mark on? |
|
|
| Dry cleaner's challenge |
|
|
| Unwelcome spot |
|
|
| "Mancha," translated from Spanish |
|
|
| Sully |
|
|
| Result of an ink spill |
|
|
| Blood leaves one |
|
|
| Spray 'n Wash target |
|
|
| Splotch |
|
|
| Place a blot on |
|
|
| Carpet cleaner target |
|
|
| Laundry challenge |
|
|
| It gets taken to the cleaners |
|
|
| Tide target |
|
|
| Deck finish |
|
|
| Reputation damage |
|
|
| Spot of tea? |
|
|
| Cleaning challenge |
|
|
| Reputation damage |
|
|
| Paint alternative |
|
|
| Leaky-pen consequence |
|
|
| Laundry problem |
|
|
| One may be taken to the cleaners |
|
|
| Discoloration |
|
|
| Mark of disgrace |
|
|
| Sully |
|
|
| Splotch |
|
|
| Spot on a tie, say |
|
|
| Spot on a tie, say |
|
|
| Blemish |
|
|
| Flaw |
|
|
| Sully |
|
|
| Spot |
|
|
| Washday worry |
|
|
| Unintended spot |
|
|
| Spill consequence |
|
|
| Discolor |
|
|
| Soil |
|
|
| Shirt spoiler |
|
|
| Discolor |
|
|
| Spot |
|
|
| Wood finish |
|
|
| Spill consequence |
|
|
| Discoloration |
|
|
| Prepare a slide |
|
|
| Spot |
|
|
| Deck protector |
|
|
| Treat wood |
|
|
| Bad mark? |
|
|
| Blotch |
|
|
| Furniture finish |
|
|
| Laundry problem |
|
|
| Wood coloring |
|
|
| Dishonor |
|
|
| Woodworker's need |
|
|
| Bleach target |
|
|
| Soil |
|
|
| Cheer target |
|
|
| Wood finish |
|
|
| Imperfection |
|
|
| Unintended spot |
|
|
| Get a bad mark on? |
|
|
| Woodworker's need |
|
|
| Spot of tea? |
|
|
| Bad spot |
|
|
| Unwelcome spot |
|
|
| Bad spot |
|
|
| Besmirch |
|
|
| Stigma |
|
|
| Blotch |
|
|
| Taint |
|
|
| Tide target |
|
|
| Varnish |
|
|
| Wood darkener |
|
|
| Tarnish or varnish |
|
|
| One may be taken to the cleaners |
|
|
| Dry cleaner's concern |
|
|
| Shirt spoiler |
|
|
| Woodworker's need |
|
|
| Gravy spot |
|
|
| Discoloration |
|
|
| See 64-Across |
|
|
| Carpet cleaner target |
|
|
| Spotter's target |
|
|
| Wood coloring |
|
|
| Spot on clothing |
|
|
| Shout target |
|
|
| Discolor |
|
|
| Laundry woe |
|
|
| Discoloration |
|
|
| Color or discolor |
|
|
| Blemish |
|
|
| Microscopist's reagent |
|
|
| Blot |
|
|
| Blotch |
|
|
| Microscopy supply |
|
|
| Splotch |
|
|
| Trouble spot |
|
|
| Bad mark |
|
|
| Woodworker's choice |
|
|
| Woodworking finish |
|
|
| Corrupt |
|
|
| Color |
|
|
| Discolor |
|
|
| Ensanguine |
|
|
| Blot on one's escutcheon |
|
|
| Blemish |
|
|
| Tarnish |
|
|
| Maculation |
|
|
| Treat wood |
|
|
| This goes with the grain |
|
|
| Colorant |
|
|
| Dishonor |
|
|
| Blemish on a tie |
|
|
| Varnish |
|
|
| Blot |
|
|
| Foulard spoiler |
|
|
| Cleaner's concern |
|
|
| Coloring agent |
|
|
| Color, as glass or wood |
|
|
| Spoil |
|
|
| Paint-shop offering |
|
|
| Washday problem |
|
|
| Maculate |
|
|
| Dye |
|
|
| Spilled-ink woe |
|
|
| Furniture finish |
|
|
| Color, as glass |
|
|
| Necktie woe |
|
|
| Dry-cleaner's concern |
|
|
| Smutch |
|
|
| Tincture |
|
|
| Sully. |
|
|
| Dye mixture. |
|
|
| Spot. |
|
|
| Dye. |
|
|
| Blemish. |
|
|
| Furniture finish. |
|
|
| Color. |
|
|
| Color glass or wood. |
|
|
| Tint. |
|
|
| Material used in microscopy. |
|
|
| Color, as glass. |
|
|
| Discolor. |
|
|
| Pigment. |
|
|
| Impart color to. |
|
|
| Smirch. |
|
|
| Discoloration. |
|
|
| Substance used to impart color. |
|
|
| Dye or pigment. |
|
|
| Taint of guilt. |
|
|
| "The Human ___" (Philip Roth) |
|
|
| Spot in the laundry room |
|
|
| Disgrace |
|
|
| Finish up some furniture |
|
|