The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SMUDGES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1952.
Smoky fires for driving away mosquitoes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SMUDGES | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Smoky fires for driving away mosquitoes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- smudge
- smudged
- smoke
- smoked
- flies
- snub
- snubbing
- flue
- fire
- fumes
- smolder
- chemiluminescence
Crossword Answer definitions
SMUDGES noun- A blemish or smear, especially a dark or sooty one.
- Dense smoke, such as that used for fumigation.
- A heap of damp combustibles partially ignited and burning slowly, placed on the windward side of a house, tent, etc. to keep off mosquitoes or other insects.
- (especially in the phrase "smudge stick" = "stick of incense") A quantity of herbs used in suffumigation.
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