Answer:

We have spotted SMEAR (5 Letters) a total of 49 times in our database. Below you may see the clues associated with SMEAR and also when and where was it last seen:

Definition

To overspread with anything unctuous, viscous, or adhesive; to daub; as, to smear anything with oil.
To soil in any way; to contaminate; to pollute; to stain morally; as, to be smeared with infamy.
A fat, oily substance; oinment.
Hence, a spot made by, or as by, an unctuous or adhesive substance; a blot or blotch; a daub; a stain.

Referring crossword puzzle clues

Usage among publishers:

  • USA Today: Dec 6, 2024
  • New York Times: Oct 16, 2024
  • Newsday: Oct 3, 2024
  • New York Times: Sep 6, 2024
  • New York Times: Aug 12, 2024
  • Newsday: Jul 22, 2024
  • Newsday: Jul 21, 2024
  • Universal: Jun 15, 2024
  • New York Times: Jun 6, 2024
  • Universal: May 3, 2024
  • LA Times: Apr 16, 2024
  • Eugene Sheffer: Apr 1, 2024
  • Wall Street Journal: Mar 30, 2024
  • USA Today: Feb 21, 2024
  • LA Times: Feb 8, 2024
  • Newsday: Dec 31, 2023
  • Newsday: Dec 30, 2023
  • Thomas Joseph: Nov 7, 2023
  • Universal: Nov 6, 2023
  • Thomas Joseph: Sep 13, 2023
  • Universal: Jun 24, 2023
  • Newsday: Jun 2, 2023
  • LA Times: May 15, 2023
  • USA Today: Apr 29, 2023
  • Newsday: Apr 18, 2023
  • USA Today: Apr 14, 2023
  • USA Today: Feb 8, 2023
  • Eugene Sheffer: Jan 23, 2023
  • Universal: Jan 20, 2023