The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DAUBS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Smears crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
DAUBS | 44 % | 5 |
TARS | 15 % | 4 |
LIBELS | 11 % | 6 |
SMUDGES | 7 % | 7 |
BEDAUBS | 7 % | 7 |
STREAKS | 4 % | 7 |
SLANDERS | 4 % | 8 |
DABS | 4 % | 4 |
SOILS | 4 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Smears
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- besmear
- smudge
- smirch
- bedaub
- smutch
- blot
- stain
- asperse
- besmirch
- sully
- blur
- spot
Crossword Answer definitions
DAUBS noun- Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.
- A soft coating of mud, plaster etc.
- A crude or amateurish painting.
- To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.
- To paint (a picture, etc.) in a coarse or unskilful manner.
- To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.
- To flatter excessively or grossly.
- To put on without taste; to deck gaudily.
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 DAUBS
- Slaps on
- Uses finger paint
- Applies paint sloppily
- Applies sloppily
- Pats (on), as plaster
- Applies crudely, as paint
- Finger-paints
- Uses finger paint, for example
- Smears
- Paints undaintily
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 LIBELS
- Speaks ill of
- Smears
- Puts down in writing?
- Puts down in print?
- Risks a lawsuit, in a way
- Abuses freedom of the press, perhaps
- Prints lies about
- Defames in print
- Maligns
- Defames in writing
More clues leading to the result SMUDGES
- Erasure marks
- Smears
- Dark marks
- Fingerprints, often
- Printing problems
- Blurry patches
- Smoky fires for driving away mosquitoes.
- Unusable fingerprints
- Lens issues
More clues leading to the result BEDAUBS
More clues leading to the result STREAKS
- Runs bare
- Runs uncovered
- Runs fast
- Barely runs?
- Jogs sans togs
- Problems for window washers
- Runs in the altogether
- Runs without coverage?
- Painting problems
- Lightning phenomena
More clues leading to the result SLANDERS
- Smears
- Casts aspersions on
- Vilifies
- Orally defames
- Calumniates.
- False, malicious tales.
- Speaks ill of.
- Stabs in the back.
- Defames.
- Defames
More clues leading to the result DABS
- Applies lightly
- Small amounts
- Smidgens
- Applications of hair gel
- Gel amounts
- Gently touches
- Pats moistly
- Paints delicately
- Uses a powder puff
- Moist modicums