The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ERASURE which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2000.
Puzzle smudge crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| ERASURE | 100 % | 7 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Puzzle smudge
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- erasure
 - alluvium
 - altar
 - armpit
 - assign
 - attack
 - attacking
 - attacks
 - attention
 - bedraggle
 - bedraggled
 - bemire
 
Crossword Answer definitions
ERASURE noun- The action of erasing; deletion; obliteration.
 - The state of having been erased; total blankness.
 - The place where something has been erased.
 - A tendency to ignore or conceal an element of society.
 
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