Obfuscate
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

FOG
Confusion characterized by lack of clarity

DIM
Switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

4 letters

VEIL
A garment that covers the head and face

MASK
Activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship"

HIDE
Body covering of a living animal

MURK
An atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance

BLUR
A hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"

5 letters

MUDDY
Dirty with mud

BEFOG
Make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"

BEDIM
Make darker and difficult to perceive by sight

SHADE
Protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"

COVER
The act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"

FOGUP
Get foggy; "The windshield fogged up"

GLOOM
A feeling of melancholy apprehension

CLOUD
A group of many things in the air or on the ground; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores"

BLIND
A protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"

BROWN
A university in Rhode Island

CLOAK
A loose outer garment

6 letters

SHROUD
Burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

OCCULT
Hidden and difficult to see; "an occult fracture"; "occult blood in the stool"

SHADOW
Something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"

GARBLE
Make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

MUDDLE
Mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues"

JUMBLE
A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

DEFORM
Become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake"

DARKEN
Tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name"

DIMOUT
Darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)

MESSUP
Disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water"

SOMBER
Grave or even gloomy in character; "solemn and mournful music"; "a suit of somber black"; "a somber mood"

7 letters

UNIFORM
Clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification

ECLIPSE
One celestial body obscures another

DISTORT
Affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"

CURTAIN
Hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

COVERUP
Hide from view or knowledge; "The President covered the fact that he bugged the offices in the White House"

CORRUPT
Alter from the original

BLOTOUT
Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"

CONFUSE
Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

CONCEAL
Prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"

BLANKET
A layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor

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

BEGLOOM

BECLOUD
Make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"

PERVERT
A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

UNSHAPE

VARNISH
A coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface

PERPLEX
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

MYSTIFY
Make mysterious; "mystify the story"

OBSCURE
Reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa

MISLEAD
Give false or misleading information to

ENCLOUD

8 letters

ENVELOPE
The bag containing the gas in a balloon

SLUROVER
Treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly

SCRAMBLE
Rushing about hastily in an undignified way

OVERCAST
A cast that falls beyond the intended spot

MISTEACH

MISGUIDE
Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"

ENSHROUD
Cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"

DISORDER
A physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"

DISGUISE
The act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise"

ENSCONCE
Fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair"

BLACKOUT
Darken completely; "The dining room blackened out"

BEWILDER
Cause to be confused emotionally

BEDARKEN

9 letters

WHITEWASH
A specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects

OVERCLOUD
Become covered with clouds; "The sky clouded over"

OCCULTATE

OBUMBRATE

MISINFORM
Give false or misleading information to

MISDIRECT
Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"

MISADVISE
Give bad advice to

GLOSSOVER
Cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; "Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"; "She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

DISSEMBLE
Make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

CLOUDOVER
Become overcast; "the sky clouded over"

ADUMBRATE
Describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"

10 letters

OVERSHADOW
Cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house"

OBNUBILATE
Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

MISEDUCATE

DARKENOVER

COMPLICATE
Make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"

CAMOUFLAGE
The act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise"

11 letters

MISINSTRUCT

CASTASHADOW

13 letters

BLOCKTHELIGHT

14 letters

KEEPUNDERCOVER

18 letters

MAKEUNINTELLIGIBLE

19 letters

DISTRACTATTENTIONFR

ENCOMPASSWITHSHADOW