The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CHARS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Blackens crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CHARS | 33 % | 5 |
| TARS | 20 % | 4 |
| SEARS | 18 % | 5 |
| INKS | 13 % | 4 |
| SMUTS | 4 % | 5 |
| INKSIN | 4 % | 6 |
| DARKS | 2 % | 5 |
| SOOTS | 2 % | 5 |
| SOILS | 2 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Blackens
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nigrify
- scorch
- black
- char
- melanize
- darkens
- destroys
- sullies
- engulfs
- discolors
- beautifies
- dirties
Crossword Answer definitions
CHARS noun- A charred substance.
- To burn something to charcoal.
- To burn slightly or superficially so as to affect colour.
- One of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus.
- A time; a turn or occasion.
- A turn of work; a labour or item of business.
- An odd job, a chore or piece of housework.
- A charlady, a woman employed to do housework; cleaning lady.
- To turn, especially away or aside.
- To work, especially to do housework; to work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant.
- To perform; to do; to finish.
- To work or hew (stone, etc.).
- A character (text element such as a letter or symbol).
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 CHARS
- Blackens
- Slightly burns
- What a singer does?
- Scorches
- Burns a bit
- Burns slightly
- Seals in the juices of
- Overcooks
- Ruins the ribs
- Cambridge cleaners
More clues leading to the result TARS
- Old salts
- Gives a tongue-lashing to
- Punishes publically
- Sailors
- Sea dogs
- Swabs
- Surfaces, as a road
- Salts
- Hold hands?
- Crew members
More clues leading to the result SEARS
- Big name in department stores
- Chicago's ____ Tower
- Craftsman dealer
- Roebuck's partner
- Crisps on the griddle
- Chicago's __ Tower
- Browns
- Burns
- Retail giant
- Major mall merchant
More clues leading to the result INKS
- Affixes one's John Hancock to
- Signs
- India et al.
- Signs, as a contract
- Signs a check
- Signs, so to speak
- Signs on the dotted line
- Press supplies
- Prepares a press
- Finalizes, as a contract
More clues leading to the result SMUTS
- Boer leader
- South African statesman Jan
- Former S. African leader
- Notable South African
- South African statesman
- WW II South African prime minister
- Taints with soot
- Head of Union of South Africa.
- Prime Minister of U. S. A.
- Recent host to British royalty.
More clues leading to the result INKSIN
- Fills with penwork
- Writes, as a signature
- Makes permanent, as a cel
- Completes with a pen, as a cartoon
- Finalizes, as a cel
- Finishes, as a cartoon
- Completes, as a cel
- Fills, as black squares
- Writes indelibly
- Fills, as a tattoo
More clues leading to the result DARKS
- Nighttimes
- Blackens
- Some ales
- Certain laundry load
- Load with jeans, say
- Giant Alvin and family.
- Somber shades
- Some clothing shades
- They're usually washed separately
- Opposite of whites, laundrywise
More clues leading to the result SOOTS
- "__ Me" (chimney sweep's motto?)
- Blackens, in a way
- Smoky deposits
- Covers with carbon particles
- Blackens, as a flue
- Gets dirty in the chimney
- Dirties, as a chimney
- Covers with coal dust
- Black substances, essentially of carbon.
- Smudges.