| SMEAR | 107-Down mishap |
| SMEAR | 38-down a reputation |
| SMEAR | Application error, perhaps |
| SMEAR | Apply butter |
| SMEAR | Apply finger paint |
| SMEAR | Apply lip gloss with a heavy hand |
| SMEAR | Apply lipstick poorly |
| SMEAR | Apply unevenly |
| SMEAR | Apply, as fingerpaint |
| SMEAR | Apply, as sunscreen |
| SMEAR | Artist's mishap |
| SMEAR | Attack ad insult |
| SMEAR | Attack ad tactic |
| SMEAR | Attack ad, maybe |
| SMEAR | Attack meant to damage one's reputation |
| SMEAR | Attack of one's character |
| SMEAR | Attack-ad inclusion |
| SMEAR | Bad mark |
| SMEAR | Bad-mouth |
| SMEAR | Become unsteady applying lipstick |
| SMEAR | Bedaub |
| SMEAR | Below-the-belt campaign tactic |
| SMEAR | Besmirch |
| SMEAR | Bit of campaign nastiness |
| SMEAR | Bit of campaign ugliness |
| SMEAR | Bit of character assassination |
| SMEAR | Bit of election season ugliness |
| SMEAR | Bit of negative campaigning |
| SMEAR | Bit of ugly campaigning |
| SMEAR | Blacken |
| SMEAR | Blot |
| SMEAR | Blotch |
| SMEAR | Blur |
| SMEAR | Calligraphy fail |
| SMEAR | Calligraphy mishap |
| SMEAR | Campaign abuse |
| SMEAR | Campaign dirty trick |
| SMEAR | Campaign low blow |
| SMEAR | Campaign staple |
| SMEAR | Campaign strategy |
| SMEAR | Campaign tactic |
| SMEAR | Campaigner's dirty trick |
| SMEAR | Cervical cancer diagnostic test |
| SMEAR | Character assassination |
| SMEAR | Character assault |
| SMEAR | Coat with sticky substance |
| SMEAR | Cosmetic problem |
| SMEAR | Cosmetician's goof |
| SMEAR | Daub |
| SMEAR | Defame |
| SMEAR | Dirty campaign tactic |
| SMEAR | Dirty campaign trick |
| SMEAR | Dirty political tactic |
| SMEAR | Dirty trick on the campaign trail |
| SMEAR | Dishonest attack |
| SMEAR | Do finger painting |
| SMEAR | Do some finger-painting |
| SMEAR | Drag through the mud |
| SMEAR | Drag through the mud, as a campaign |
| SMEAR | Eyeliner boo-boo |
| SMEAR | Eyeliner flaw |
| SMEAR | Eyeliner mess |
| SMEAR | Eyeliner mishap |
| SMEAR | Eyeliner problem |
| SMEAR | Feature of a no-holds-barred campaign |
| SMEAR | Finger-paint, say |
| SMEAR | Finger-painting smudge |
| SMEAR | Glasses annoyance |
| SMEAR | Glasses problem |
| SMEAR | Greasy mark |
| SMEAR | Greasy streak |
| SMEAR | Haphazard application |
| SMEAR | Illustrator's goof |
| SMEAR | Impugn |
| SMEAR | Injure a reputation |
| SMEAR | Injure reputation |
| SMEAR | Ink mishap |
| SMEAR | Inker's mishap |
| SMEAR | Jam mishap |
| SMEAR | Jelly mishap |
| SMEAR | Kind of campaign |
| SMEAR | Kind of campaign to tarnish reputation |
| SMEAR | Libel |
| SMEAR | Lipstick blemish |
| SMEAR | Lipstick goof |
| SMEAR | Lipstick mishap |
| SMEAR | Lipstick or eyeliner mishap |
| SMEAR | Lipstick or mascara mishap |
| SMEAR | Lipstick problem |
| SMEAR | Lipstick slip |
| SMEAR | Lipstick smudge |
| SMEAR | Lipstick stain |
| SMEAR | Low campaign tactic |
| SMEAR | Make a smudge |
| SMEAR | Make a smudge worse |
| SMEAR | Makeup applier's boo-boo |
| SMEAR | Makeup applier's mishap |
| SMEAR | Makeup artist's problem |
| SMEAR | Makeup boo-boo |
| SMEAR | Makeup flaw |
| SMEAR | Makeup malfunction |
| SMEAR | Makeup mess |
| SMEAR | Makeup mishap |
| SMEAR | Makeup problem |
| SMEAR | Makeup slip-up |
| SMEAR | Makeup smudge |
| SMEAR | Makeup streak |
| SMEAR | Makeup woe |
| SMEAR | Malign |
| SMEAR | Mark made by rubbing |
| SMEAR | Mark messily |
| SMEAR | Mark with a mess |
| SMEAR | Mascara mess |
| SMEAR | Mascara misadventure |
| SMEAR | Mascara mishap |
| SMEAR | Mascara problem |
| SMEAR | Mascara risk |
| SMEAR | Mascara smudge |
| SMEAR | Mascara splotch |
| SMEAR | Mascara stain |
| SMEAR | Mess up, as makeup |
| SMEAR | Mess up, like makeup |
| SMEAR | Messy grease stain |
| SMEAR | Messy mark |
| SMEAR | Microscope sample |
| SMEAR | Microscope slide sample |
| SMEAR | Mirror marrer |
| SMEAR | Mudslinging campaign? |
| SMEAR | Nasty campaign tactic |
| SMEAR | Negative campaign tactic or eyeliner problem |
| SMEAR | Negative campaigner’s tactic |
| SMEAR | Not spread carefully |
| SMEAR | Outer edge of a smoky eye |
| SMEAR | Paint, toddler-style |
| SMEAR | Pap ___ |
| SMEAR | Ploy of dirty politics |
| SMEAR | Political attack |
| SMEAR | Political hit job |
| SMEAR | Potential lipstick issue after kissing somebody |
| SMEAR | Primary aspirant's challenge |
| SMEAR | Printer's problem |
| SMEAR | Printing problem |
| SMEAR | Problem with 82-Across |
| SMEAR | Problem with eyeliner |
| SMEAR | Publish lies about |
| SMEAR | Reputation-ruining campaign |
| SMEAR | Result of a blown lipstick application |
| SMEAR | Result of tears on makeup |
| SMEAR | Ruin the reputation of |
| SMEAR | Ruin, as calligraphy |
| SMEAR | Slander |
| SMEAR | Slanderous attack |
| SMEAR | Slanderous defamation |
| SMEAR | Slather |
| SMEAR | Slathered portion |
| SMEAR | Slide specimen |
| SMEAR | Slight on the stump, say |
| SMEAR | Sling mud at |
| SMEAR | Sling mud at, in a way |
| SMEAR | Slur |
| SMEAR | Smudge |
| SMEAR | Smudge dirt on something |
| SMEAR | Smudge or wipe paint across a surface |
| SMEAR | Smudge paint |
| SMEAR | Smudge with a greasy substance |
| SMEAR | Smudge, as ink or mascara |
| SMEAR | Smudge, as wet ink |
| SMEAR | Smudge, like mascara |
| SMEAR | Smudgy mark |
| SMEAR | Soil |
| SMEAR | Spread a greasy substance |
| SMEAR | Spread a wet substance |
| SMEAR | Spread malicious gossip |
| SMEAR | Spread messily |
| SMEAR | Spread thinly |
| SMEAR | Spread unflatteringly |
| SMEAR | Spread, as cream cheese on a bagel |
| SMEAR | Spread, as mud |
| SMEAR | Spread, like paint |
| SMEAR | Stain or smudge |
| SMEAR | Sticky spot |
| SMEAR | Streaky mark |
| SMEAR | Streaky smudge |
| SMEAR | Sully |
| SMEAR | Sully, as a reputation |
| SMEAR | Super PAC ad, maybe |
| SMEAR | Tainting tactic |
| SMEAR | Tarnish another's reputation |
| SMEAR | Throw dirt on a name |
| SMEAR | Try to take down before Election Day, perhaps |
| SMEAR | Type of campaign meant to discredit someone |
| SMEAR | Type of campaign? |
| SMEAR | Underhanded campaign tactic |
| SMEAR | Underhanded political tactic |
| SMEAR | Unsubstantiated slur to harm someone's reputation |
| SMEAR | Use dirty campaigning against |
| SMEAR | Use finger paint |
| SMEAR | Use finger paints |
| SMEAR | Use fingerpaints |
| SMEAR | Use fingerpaints, e.g. |
| SMEAR | Vilification |
| SMEAR | Vilify |
| SMEAR | Wet mascara worry |
| SMEAR | What decrepit windshield wipers do |
| SMEAR | Window cleaner's goof |
| SMEAR | Window washer's boo-boo |
| SMEAR | Window washer's mistake |
| SMEAR | Windshield annoyance |
| SMEAR | Work with finger paints |
| SMEAR | ___ campaign |
| SMEAR | ___ campaign (dirty political maneuver) |
| SMEAR | ___ campaign (effort to tarnish someone's reputation) |
| SMEAR | ___ campaign (negative political tactic) |
| SMEAR | ___ campaign (underhanded political maneuver) |
| SMEAR | ___ tactic (bit of dirty politics) |