The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CRIED which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2018.
Caused a mascara smear, say crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| CRIED | 100 % | 5 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Caused a mascara smear, say
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- smudge
 - grease
 - run
 - lash
 - tear
 - wand
 - black
 - ink
 - scandal
 - rub
 - libel
 - oleo
 
Crossword Answer definitions
CRIED verb- To shed tears; to weep.
 - To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
 - To shout, scream, yell.
 - To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
 - To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.
 - To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, etc.
 - Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.
 
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