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Smudge

Answer: BLOT - 4 letters

The crossword clue "Smudge" is answered by BLOT, a 4-letter entry. Used 25 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

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BLOT

BLOT

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BLOT answer page.

25Times used
17Distinct years
2022Most recent year
11Publications

Used 25 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1959. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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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
  • Ink smudge - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
  • Rorschach image - used 26 times, most recently in 2026

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