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Clue: "Smear"
"Smear" is a New York Times crossword puzzle clue that we have seen 16 times. When there are multiple answers, the answers are sorted by the most recently seen.
Most likely answer
TAR
Possible answers
TAR
DAUB
MALIGN
DEFAME
ANOINT
BEDAUB
BLUR
LIBEL
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