Tarnish or varnish Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tarnish or varnish . 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 STAIN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STAIN Tarnish or varnish (5)
4% MAR Tarnish (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 7, 2025
3% TOENAIL Varnished part of the foot (7) (7) Puzzler Sep 16, 2025
3% LACQUER Varnish (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 4, 2025
3% RESIN Varnish ingredient (5) Newsday Aug 27, 2025
3% GLAZED Varnished (pottery) (6) (6)
2% VARNISH Tons of tarnish replaced with very glossy coat (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 3, 2025
2% GLAZE Fixed look about Latin varnish (5) (5)
2% TAINT Tarnish (5) Mirror Tea Time Apr 22, 2025
2% SOILING Tarnishing (7)
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