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
5% SLATHER Smear to excess (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 29, 2026
5% BIASED Unfairly partisan (6) LA Times Daily Oct 27, 2026
5% DAGGER Cloak-and-___ (6) USA Today Oct 21, 2026
5% CAPE Sleeveless cloak (4) Commuter Oct 16, 2026
5% SHEA -- butter (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 10, 2026
5% PAP ___ smear (3) Universal Oct 1, 2026
5% OILY Grease-smeared (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 1, 2026
5% DAUB Smear (4) The Atlantic Aug 16, 2026
5% VICTIM One may be unfairly blamed (6) Family Time Jan 3, 2016

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