In general, black marks (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SMUTS In general, black marks (5) (5)
10% SCORCH Leave a black mark on, say (6) LA Times Daily Oct 18, 2025
10% ABSTAIN Duck out? A black mark (7) The Times Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
9% MOSTLY In general (6) USA Today Nov 14, 2025
9% GIVE Be generous (4) USA Today Nov 12, 2025
9% KINDLY Generously (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 22, 2025
9% NONAME Generic (6) Eugene Sheffer Oct 18, 2025
9% OPS Black __ (3) LA Times Daily Oct 9, 2025
9% SCAR Beetle lacking a black mark (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 2, 2025
9% ERA Generation (3) The Telegraph Mini Oct 2, 2025
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