Ink smudge
The crossword clue "Ink smudge" is answered by BLOT, a 4-letter entry. Used 26 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
BLOT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BLOT answer page.
Used 26 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1996. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for BLOT
Every other clue in this collection answered by BLOT, most used first.
- Ink stain - used 65 times, most recently in 2026
- Stain - used 43 times, most recently in 2024
- Rorschach image - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Smudge - used 25 times, most recently in 2022
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Red-ink amount - LOSS, used 33 times
- Ink cartridge color - CYAN, used 26 times
- Ink - TATS, used 23 times
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