Besmirch Crossword Clue

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Besmirch Crossword Answer

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STAIN

(5 letters)

MAR

(3 letters)

TAINT

(5 letters)

SOIL

(4 letters)

SMEAR

(5 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
2. a man who serves as a sailor
(verb)
1. coat with tar

Hint 2: Clue Definition

BESMIRCH (verb)
1. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
2. smear so as to make dirty or stained

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

STAIN
(5 letters)
MAR
(3 letters)
TAINT
(5 letters)
SOIL
(4 letters)
SMEAR
(5 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
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More USA Today Crossword (8/2/2026) Answers

Across

1. It's dug up in a dig

7. Ingredient in a Caprese salad

13. "Just got in!"

14. Online gaming icon

15. Some niblings

16. Party food suppliers

18. Bit of data on the back of a baseball card

19. Madison Avenue taglines

21. [This wasn't my error]

23. Surface for a Zamboni

24. Like some cheddar and knives

28. Washington or Ford, e.g.

30. "Pink ___ Club" (Chappell Roan song)

32. Olympic blade

33. Seventh planet from the sun

35. Computing pioneer Lovelace

36. Agile

37. Curtain holder

38. Expels from the practice of law

41. Footballer Messi, to fans

42. Boo-boo

44. Aid for a driver?

45. Triumph over

47. Agree to another go-round

48. Get your hands on

50. A or B, e.g.

51. Own up to

53. Serve well-done?

54. 2023 film about Nike sneakers

55. Boils with anger

58. Aquarium gunk

61. Rid of guilt

64. Like one with a hit single?

66. Harness part

67. Couldn't do without

68. Loving touch

69. Is in the driver's seat

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Down

1. Ominous shark parts

2. Not mention

3. Home of the New York Mets from 1964 to 2008

4. Subdivision of a whole

5. Feeling beyond mere frustration

6. What a haggler hopes to pay

7. 'Toodles!'

8. A lot of dough goes into them

9. Wetlands

10. Completed the course?

12. Surgical areas, for short

16. City on Florida's Space Coast

17. Outline of things to discuss

20. Balm target

22. Drat!

25. Video game subscription service for Macs and iPhones

26. Look over again

27. Psychoactive desert plant

28. City name in Illinois and Colorado

29. Tooted one's own horn

31. Place for some at-home sales

34. Watches the kids, for short

39. Part of Congress

40. Onetime Nintendo rival

43. Installment of a sitcom

46. Disc thrown in Ultimate

49. '__ whiz!'

52. Doesn’t keep secrets

56. Pre-holiday nights

57. "___ and Lovers" (D. H. Lawrence novel)

59. Software customer

60. Prescriptions, for short

61. "Press Your Luck" network

62. Garment that might be built into a shirt

63. Title turned down by Stephen Hawking

65. End of some URLs

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