Besmearing or tarnishing Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Besmearing or tarnishing . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SULLYING.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SULLYING Besmearing or tarnishing (8)
41% SULLIES Besmears or tarnishes (7) (7)
3% STAIN Tarnish (5) Premier Sunday Oct 26, 2025
3% MAR Tarnish (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 7, 2025
2% VARNISH Tons of tarnish replaced with very glossy coat (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 3, 2025
2% TAINT Tarnish (5) Mirror Tea Time Apr 22, 2025
2% SOILING Tarnishing (7)
2% SOILS Tarnishes (5) New York Times Nov 5, 2024
2% SULLY To tarnish (5)
2% SULLIED Tarnished (7) LA Times Daily Feb 18, 2023
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