The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word TAR , but the solution may also be SULLY which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Wall Street Journal).
Defile crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TAR | 24 % | 3 |
| SULLY | 24 % | 5 |
| SOIL | 12 % | 4 |
| PROFANE | 6 % | 7 |
| SMEAR | 6 % | 5 |
| POLLUTE | 6 % | 7 |
| PASSAGE | 6 % | 7 |
| PASS | 6 % | 4 |
| GORGE | 6 % | 5 |
| NOTCH | 6 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Defile
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- gorge
- taint
- tarnish
- corrupt
- foul
- cloud
- sully
- befoul
- maculate
- tar
- notch
- desecrate
Crossword Answer definitions
TAR noun- (usually uncountable) A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
- Coal tar.
- A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
- A sailor, because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes.
- Black tar, a form of heroin.
- To coat with tar.
- To besmirch.
- A program for archiving files, common on Unix systems.
- A file produced by such a program.
- To create a tar archive.
- A Persian long-necked, waisted instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.
- A single-headed round frame drum originating in North Africa and the Middle East.
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 TAR
- Black gunk
- Defile
- Highway-crew need
- Macadam material
- Pitch
- Pitch yielder
- Roofing material
- Seafarer
- Sticky black stuff
- __ Heel (North Carolinian)
More clues leading to the result SULLY
- Defile
- Besmirch
- Tarnish
- Muck up
- Stain
- 2016 film subtitled "Miracle on the Hudson"
- Pilot played by Hanks
- Besmirch.
- Smirch.
- Tarnish.
More clues leading to the result SOIL
- Make dirty
- Earth
- Planting medium
- Potting need
- Erosion loss
- Pollute
- Get dirty
- Dirty
- Gardener's medium
- Planter's medium
More clues leading to the result PROFANE
- Crass
- Censorable
- Using four-letter words
- Talking a blue streak?
- Hardly G-rated
- Irreligious
- Salty
- Obscene
- Unholy.
- Irreverent.
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 POLLUTE
- "Give a hoot, don't ___"
- What clean energy doesn't do
- Foul the air
- Defile
- Taint
- Foul
- Contaminate
- Litter, say
- Contaminate, as water
- What Woodsy Owl asked you not to do
More clues leading to the result PASSAGE
- Way by
- Way through
- Part of a text
- Northwest, for one
- Bible reading
- Bible section
- Quoted section
- Scripture section
- Selection for a reading
- Prose excerpt
More clues leading to the result PASS
- Annie Oakley, for one
- Drive by
- Overtake
- Pitch the pigskin
- Free ticket
- Get through
- "Do not ___ Go"
- QB play
- Don't bet
- Pull ahead of
More clues leading to the result GORGE
- Overeat
- Stuff
- Pig out
- Go way past noshing
- Deep chasm
- Olduvai ___ (site of many early hominid fossils)
- Bungee-jump setting
- Grand Canyon, e.g.
- Area between two ridges
- Stuff to the gills