Some maintain this smear (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Some maintain this smear (5) . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TAINT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAINT Some maintain this smear (5) (5)
8% HELD Maintained (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 3, 2025
8% BLUR Smear or smudge (4) (4) Mirror Classic Nov 30, 2025
8% SLUR Character smear (4) Puzzler Backwords Nov 28, 2025
8% ASSERTS Maintains with confidence (7) Newsday Nov 15, 2025
8% AVERS Maintains (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 28, 2025
8% LIBEL Smear in the newspaper (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
8% PAP ___ smear (3) Universal Oct 18, 2025
8% DAUB Smear of paint (4)
8% INSIST Maintain (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 3, 2025
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