The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word PAP which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
___ smear crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PAP | 100 % | 3 |
Why may PAP be the right solution?
The answer "PAP" is correct because a Pap smear is a medical test used to detect cervical cancer. The term "Pap" is commonly used to refer to this specific type of test.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: ___ smear
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- besmear
- smudge
- smirch
- bedaub
- smutch
- blot
- stain
- asperse
- besmirch
- sully
- blur
- spot
Crossword Answer definitions
PAP noun- Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.
- Nonsense.
- Porridge.
- Support from official patronage.
- The pulp of fruit.
- To feed with pap.
- Spineless, wet, without character.
- A female breast or nipple.
- A man's breast.
- A rounded, nipple-like hill or peak.
- Pap smear
- (South African slang) Flat.
- A paparazzo.
- (usually in the passive) Of a paparazzo, to take a surreptitious photograph of (someone, especially a celebrity) without their consent.
- Pa; father
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