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Other crossword clues for answer "SMEARED"

SMEARED
Spoke ill of
Slandered
Libeled
Spread
Bad-mouthed
Spread liberally
Villified
Applied liberally
Bad-mouthed publicly
Took political potshots at
Participated in an ugly campaign
Dragged through the mud
Affected by tears, as makeup
Applied sloppily, as lipstick
Ruined the reputation of
Took part in an ugly campaign
Spread butter
Made a mess with paint
Cast aspersions on
Made a mess, maybe
Tried to tarnish
Defamed.
Besmirched one's character.
Sullied.
Finger painted.
Threw mud.
Daubed.
Bedaubed.
Did finger painting.
Maligned.
Vilified
Besmirched.
Calumniated
Smudged
Practiced yellow journalism
Under political attack, maybe
Slung mud at
Disparaged
Spread, as jam
Practiced yellow journalism, perhaps
Spread messily
Spread thickly
Attacked politically
Trashed
Slandered on the stump
Slandered, as a political rival
Maligned during a campaign
Did a hatchet job on