One unfairly blamed as the first to smear cloak with butter (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCAPEGOAT One unfairly blamed as the first to smear cloak with butter (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 2, 2025
7% SCAPEGOATS They're unfairly blamed (10) Universal Nov 1, 2025
5% PINON Blame for (5) Newsday Nov 1, 2025
5% LIBEL Smear in the newspaper (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
5% MANTLES Cloaks (7) LA Times Daily Oct 22, 2025
5% PAP ___ smear (3) Universal Oct 18, 2025
5% PIN Blame (on) (3) LA Times Daily Oct 17, 2025
5% KNIFE Butter ___ (5) New York Times Mini Oct 13, 2025
5% DAUB Smear of paint (4)
5% ITO "Was ___ blame?" (3) New York Times Sep 21, 2025

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