Ink smudge Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Ink smudge featured in LA Times Mini puzzle on November 9, 2025. 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BLOT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BLOT Ink smudge (4) LA Times Mini Nov 9, 2025
44% BLOTS Ink smudges (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 12, 2017
38% STAIN Ink smudge on a shirt (5) Newsday Jun 30, 2015
28% SNEAKIER Erase ink smudges, getting more shady (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 18, 2021
4% SMEARY Full of smudges (6) Newsday Nov 13, 2025
4% SMEARS Smudges (6) LA Times Daily Oct 5, 2025
4% SMEAR Smudge (5) LA Times Daily Sep 10, 2025
3% PENSANDPENCILS Writing implements (with ink, then erasers) (14) Newsday Nov 10, 2025
3% PEN Source of ink (3) USA Today Nov 7, 2025
3% SACS Squid ink holders (4) USA Today Nov 5, 2025

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