Tarnish
Crossword Clue and Answers

Looking for answers to the "Tarnish" crossword clue? it's your lucky day, we have them! Today we have 13 crossword solutions for Tarnish.

We most recently saw this clue in Evening Standard Easy Crossword.

We deem Tarnish to be a VERY COMMON crossword clue as we've seen it more than 13 times in a variety of crossword publications.

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Publications

  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Monday, 8 Nov 2021
  • The Mirror Quick - Sunday, 20 Jun 2021
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Wednesday, 31 Mar 2021
  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Monday, 15 Mar 2021
  • The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 24 Jan 2021
  • The Mirror Quick - Thursday, 26 Nov 2020
  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Tuesday, 17 Nov 2020
  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Wednesday, 28 Oct 2020
  • The Mirror Quick - Monday, 26 Oct 2020
  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Monday, 17 Aug 2020
  • The Daily Mail Quick - Thursday, 7 Mar 2019
  • The New York Times Mini - Saturday, 17 Nov 2018

Crossword Answers

3 letters

MAR
A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

5 letters

SULLY
French statesman (1560-1641)

TAINT
The state of being contaminated

STAIN
(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible

6 letters

DEFILE
Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

SMIRCH
An act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

7 letters

POLLUTE Howard
Make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"

BLACKEN
Make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"

BESMEAR
Spread or daub (a surface)

BLEMISH
A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"

8 letters

BESMIRCH
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

MACULATE
Morally blemished; stained or impure

DISCOLOR
Lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored"

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