The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TARRED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2016.
Besmirched crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TARRED | 40 % | 6 |
| SOILED | 27 % | 6 |
| SMEARED | 13 % | 7 |
| DEFILED | 13 % | 7 |
| STAINED | 7 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Besmirched
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- blemished
- damaged
- flyblown
- spotted
- stained
- sullied
- tainted
- tarnished
- soiled
- impugn
- slandered
- maligning
Crossword Answer definitions
TARRED verb- To coat with tar.
- To besmirch.
- To create a tar archive.
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 TARRED
- Repaved
- Feathered companion
- Prepped for feathers
- Patched with pitch
- Blacktopped
- Did a road crew's job
- Prepared to feather?
- Surfaced, as a road
- Like many roads
- Covered, like roads and roofs
More clues leading to the result SOILED
- Like inedible underwear?
- Dirty
- Not pristine
- Consigned to the hamper, say
- In need of laundering
- Stained
- Got dirty
- Not clean
- Far from pristine
- Messed up
More clues leading to the result SMEARED
- Libeled
- Slandered
- Spread
- Bad-mouthed
- Spread liberally
- Villified
- Applied liberally
- Bad-mouthed publicly
- Took political potshots at
- Participated in an ugly campaign