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Other crossword clues for answer "SMUDGE"

SMUDGE
Leaky-pen leaving
Eraser leaving
Avocado grove pot
___ stick (bundle of herbs burned ritually)
Soot spot
Bad mark
Dirty mark
Smear
Calligraphy accident
Makeup mishap
Finger mark
Blur
Erasure remnant
Dark mark
Messy mark
Artist's goof
Greasy fingerprint, maybe
Mark from an old eraser
Blotch
Inky blur
Dirt stain
Eraser mark
Ink spot
Ink stain
Mascara mark, maybe
Muddy
Visible fingerprint
Smoky fire, used to protect fruit from frost.
Dense smoke to drive away insects.
Anti-mosquito fire
Result of careless erasure
Soil or blur
Smeary mark
Soot mark
Soil
Photo marrer
Fingerprint, say
Printing goof
Target for a gum eraser
A fingerprint can leave one
Photocopy flaw
Dirty smear
Dirty streak
Result of blinking too soon after putting on mascara, perhaps
Mark from dirty fingers
Indistinct fingerprint, e.g.
Mark left by buttery fingers
Glasses annoyance
Mascara mishap
Blotch on a phone's screen
Fire in an orchard
Polisher's target
Calligraphy goof
Window cleaner's target
Target for a 44-Across
Mark made by rubbing
Printer's goof
Nuisance for lefties