The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SLIME which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2019.
Use smear tactics on crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| SLIME | 100 % | 5 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Use smear tactics on
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- slander
 - defame
 - malign
 - calumniate
 - slanderous
 - defamatory
 - traduction
 - calumny
 - injurious
 - smear
 - mud
 - discredit
 
Crossword Answer definitions
SLIME noun- Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen; mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing.
 - Any mucilaginous substance; or a mucus-like substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals, such as snails or slugs.
 - A sneaky, unethical person; a slimeball.
 - A monster having the form of a slimy blob.
 - Human flesh, seen disparagingly; mere human form.
 - Jew’s slime (bitumen)
 - Friend, homie
 
- To coat with slime.
 - To besmirch or disparage.
 - To carve (fish), removing the offal.
 
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