Smear in the newspaper Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LIBEL Smear in the newspaper (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
39% INK Smear in a newspaper? (3)
3% OPEDS Newspaper essays (5) Newsday Apr 26, 2026
3% ADS Newspaper revenue sources (3)
3% NYT Big Apple newspaper, for short (3) LA Times Daily Apr 22, 2026
3% PERSIST Last among newspapers is Telegraph (7) The Telegraph Toughie Apr 22, 2026
3% SLUR Character smear (4) Puzzler Backwords Apr 21, 2026
3% FOLDS Newspaper creases (5) Newsday Apr 19, 2026
3% EDS Newspaper bigwigs (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Apr 18, 2026
3% ISSUE Newspaper copy (5) Commuter Apr 17, 2026

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