| STAIN | "The Human ___" (Philip Roth novel) |
| STAIN | Bad mark |
| STAIN | Besmirch |
| STAIN | Bio lab preparation |
| STAIN | Bleach might help get it out of fabric |
| STAIN | Blemish |
| STAIN | Blemish on a cloth |
| STAIN | Blemish on a cloth or a rug, say |
| STAIN | Blemish on a rug |
| STAIN | Blemish on a white shirt, say |
| STAIN | Blemish on one's reputation |
| STAIN | Blood or oil follower |
| STAIN | Blot on a cloth |
| STAIN | Blot on a reputation |
| STAIN | Blot, as on someone's reputation |
| STAIN | Blotch |
| STAIN | Blotch on a baby’s bib (or a parent’s shirt) |
| STAIN | Blotch on a bib |
| STAIN | Blotch on a blouse |
| STAIN | Blotch on a shirt |
| STAIN | Bring discredit upon |
| STAIN | Carpet cleaner target |
| STAIN | Carpet cleaner's challenge |
| STAIN | Carpet cleaner's target |
| STAIN | Cleaner's concern |
| STAIN | Cleaner's target |
| STAIN | Cleaning concern |
| STAIN | Clothing discoloration |
| STAIN | Coffee spot |
| STAIN | Coffee spot? |
| STAIN | Coloring for lips and cheeks |
| STAIN | Couch blotch |
| STAIN | Darken, as wood |
| STAIN | Deck application |
| STAIN | Deck protector |
| STAIN | Deck treatment |
| STAIN | Difficult-to-remove mark |
| STAIN | Dirty mark |
| STAIN | Dirty mark that is not easily removed |
| STAIN | Dirty mark that might require detergent |
| STAIN | Discolor |
| STAIN | Discoloration |
| STAIN | Discoloration on clothing |
| STAIN | Discolored spot |
| STAIN | Discolored spot on a shirt, say |
| STAIN | Discolored spot on clothes |
| STAIN | Dress circle, e.g.? |
| STAIN | Dry cleaner's challenge |
| STAIN | Dry cleaner's target |
| STAIN | Dry cleaner’s challenge |
| STAIN | Dry-cleaner's target |
| STAIN | Dye for wood |
| STAIN | Dye in the lab |
| STAIN | Fabric discoloration |
| STAIN | Follower of blood, sweat, and tear |
| STAIN | Get a bad mark on? |
| STAIN | Grass streak on a white uniform, e.g. |
| STAIN | Gravy spot |
| STAIN | Indelible mark |
| STAIN | Ink blot, for one |
| STAIN | It lasts longer than lipstick |
| STAIN | It might be treated with club soda and salt |
| STAIN | It's gotten rid of on laundry day |
| STAIN | It’s an unfortunate mark |
| STAIN | Ketchup on a carpet, for example |
| STAIN | Launderer's concern |
| STAIN | Launderer's target |
| STAIN | Laundry challenge |
| STAIN | Laundry day challenge |
| STAIN | Laundry problem |
| STAIN | Laundry woe |
| STAIN | Leaky pen consequence |
| STAIN | Leaky-pen consequence |
| STAIN | Leave a mark |
| STAIN | Leave a mark on |
| STAIN | Lip ___ (gloss alternative) |
| STAIN | Long-lasting lip makeup |
| STAIN | Make dirty |
| STAIN | Mar |
| STAIN | Mark |
| STAIN | Mark isn't a problem |
| STAIN | Mark isn’t a problem |
| STAIN | Mark ruined satin |
| STAIN | Mark that's left by red wine spilled on carpet or clothing |
| STAIN | Mark used satin |
| STAIN | Mark’s satin ensemble |
| STAIN | Microscopist's reagent |
| STAIN | Microscopy supply |
| STAIN | Nirvana tune |
| STAIN | One may be taken to the cleaners |
| STAIN | OxiClean target |
| STAIN | Permanent mark |
| STAIN | Permanently smudge |
| STAIN | Place a blot on |
| STAIN | Post-Thanksgiving tablecloth problem |
| STAIN | Post-meal blemish on a shirt |
| STAIN | Problem for a dry cleaner |
| STAIN | Problem for a dry cleaner to tackle |
| STAIN | Protective finish for a deck |
| STAIN | Red wine on a blouse, for example |
| STAIN | Red wine on a white tablecloth, e.g. |
| STAIN | Red wine spill result |
| STAIN | Reputation blemish |
| STAIN | Reputation problem |
| STAIN | Reputation ruiner |
| STAIN | Result of a red wine spill |
| STAIN | Result of an ink spill |
| STAIN | Result of spilling red wine, often |
| STAIN | Result of spilling tea, perhaps? |
| STAIN | Risk of drinking coffee or wine |
| STAIN | Risk of drinking red wine |
| STAIN | Rug discoloration |
| STAIN | Rug ruiner |
| STAIN | Rug woe |
| STAIN | See 64-Across |
| STAIN | Serious damage to one's reputation |
| STAIN | Shirt dirt |
| STAIN | Shirt discoloration |
| STAIN | Slide stuff |
| STAIN | Smudge on a shirt |
| STAIN | Smudge on clothing |
| STAIN | Sofa mishap |
| STAIN | Soil |
| STAIN | Soil, mark |
| STAIN | Spill consequence |
| STAIN | Splotch |
| STAIN | Splotch from spilled coffee, and a synonym for "small imperfection" |
| STAIN | Spoil permanently |
| STAIN | Spot |
| STAIN | Spot for a dry cleaner to remove |
| STAIN | Spot for a laundromat? |
| STAIN | Spot not easily removed |
| STAIN | Spot of tea? |
| STAIN | Spot on a bib |
| STAIN | Spot on a shirt |
| STAIN | Spot on a shirt, perhaps |
| STAIN | Spot on a shirt, say |
| STAIN | Spot on a tie |
| STAIN | Spot on clothing that bleach might remove |
| STAIN | Spot on clothing that's hard to remove |
| STAIN | Spot ruining satin |
| STAIN | Spot satin ensemble |
| STAIN | Spot that could be tough to get out of a shirt |
| STAIN | Spray 'n Wash target |
| STAIN | Stigma |
| STAIN | Stuff on the deck |
| STAIN | Table finish (or ruiner) |
| STAIN | Tablecloth splotch |
| STAIN | Taint |
| STAIN | Tarnish |
| STAIN | Tide may wash it away |
| STAIN | Tide pen target |
| STAIN | Tough job for a dry cleaner |
| STAIN | Tough spot to get out |
| STAIN | Treat, as wood |
| STAIN | Trouble spot |
| STAIN | Turmeric may leave one |
| STAIN | Unwanted spot |
| STAIN | Unwanted spot on clothing |
| STAIN | Washday challenge |
| STAIN | What a Tide to Go pen can remove |
| STAIN | What coffee or wine might leave on a rug |
| STAIN | What tomato sauce may do to a shirt |
| STAIN | Wine may leave one |
| STAIN | Wine on the carpet |
| STAIN | Wine-on-the-tablecloth problem |
| STAIN | Wood covering |
| STAIN | Wood dye |
| STAIN | Wood finish |
| STAIN | Wood finish on an outdoor deck |
| STAIN | Woodworker's choice |
| STAIN | Woodworker's supply |
| STAIN | Woodworking supply |