Bombed a u-boat to cover smear (6) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BEDAUB Bombed a u-boat to cover smear (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 21, 2024
7% ABOUT On U-boat that's in trouble (5) The Sun Two Speed Aug 4, 2025
6% LIBEL Smear in the newspaper (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
6% PAP ___ smear (3) Universal Oct 18, 2025
6% DAUB Smear of paint (4)
6% TARS Smears (4) New York Times Sep 7, 2025
5% ACTOFTERROR *Bombing, e.g. (11) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
5% CRATER Bomb hole (6) (6) Mirror Quick Oct 23, 2025
5% DETONATE Explode, as a bomb (8) Premier Sunday Oct 19, 2025
5% SAILED Traveled by boat (6) Commuter Oct 16, 2025

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