Carelessly paint or smear (4) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DAUB Carelessly paint or smear (4) (4)
8% TARS Smears (4) New York Times Sep 7, 2025
7% SLAPSON Applies carelessly (7) LA Times Daily Aug 12, 2025
7% SMUDGE Smeared mark (6) The Times Concise Aug 12, 2025
7% NEGLECT Omit carelessly (7)
7% DAUBS Smears paint (5)
7% DAUBED Smeared with paint (6)
7% SPLATTERS Paints Carelessly (9)
7% GLOB Smear, as of paint. (4)
6% TARNISHED Stained hat rinsed carelessly (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 9, 2025
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