Ink smudges Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BLOTS Ink smudges (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 12, 2017
43% BLOT Ink smudge (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 30, 2023
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% SMEARS Smudges (6) LA Times Daily Oct 5, 2025
4% SMEAR Smudge (5) LA Times Daily Sep 10, 2025
3% SAC Ink ___ (3) TV Oct 26, 2025
3% TAT Bit of ink (3) USA Today Oct 24, 2025
3% DOT Minimal ink (3) Newsday Oct 23, 2025
3% SEPIA Cuttlefish ink (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 22, 2025

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