The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SMEAR , but the solution may also be SLAP ON which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Apply haphazardly crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SMEAR | 41 % | 5 |
| SLAPON | 35 % | 6 |
| DAUB | 18 % | 4 |
| SLAP ON | 6 % | 7 |
Why may SLAP-ON be the right solution?
The answer "SLAP ON" fits the clue "Apply haphazardly" because it implies a quick and careless application, as if something is being slapped onto a surface without much precision or thought.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Apply haphazardly
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dab
- smear
- splatter
- spatter
- dash
- pollock
- spat
- jackson pollock
- splash
- splashing
- slop
- sputter
Crossword Answer definitions
SMEAR noun- A mark made by smearing.
- Any of various forms of distortion that make a signal harder to see or hear.
- A Pap smear.
- A false attack.
- A maneuver in which the shoe is placed onto the holdless rock, and the friction from the shoe keeps it in contact
- A rough glissando in jazz music.
- To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
- To have a substance smeared on (a surface).
- To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about an individual, their statements, or their actions.
- To become spread by smearing.
- To climb without using footholds, using the friction from the shoe to stay on the wall.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SMEAR
- Vilify during a campaign
- Libel
- Mess up the makeup
- Bad mouth
- Talk shit about
- ___ campaign
- Tarnish
- Apply Vaseline
- Besmirch
- Blurry mess
More clues leading to the result SLAPON
- Apply hastily
- Apply in fast strokes
- Apply haphazardly
- Apply carelessly
- Apply hurriedly
- Apply liberally and carelessly
- Place quickly
- Quickly apply
- Opening for the wrist or the back?
- Apply quickly
More clues leading to the result DAUB
- Paint carelessly
- Paint sloppily
- Pat on
- Besmear
- Paint unskillfully
- Apply without care, as paint
- Apply thickly
- Color crudely
- Smear
- Use a Q-Tip, perhaps