Use finger paint
The crossword clue "Use finger paint" is answered by SMEAR, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SMEAR
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SMEAR answer page.
Used 13 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
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Other clues for SMEAR
Every other clue in this collection answered by SMEAR, most used first.
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- Makeup mishap - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Mascara mishap - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Slander - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
- Smudge - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
- Lipstick slip - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Campaign tactic - used 21 times, most recently in 2019
- Drag through the mud - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Sling mud at - used 20 times, most recently in 2019
- Vilify - used 17 times, most recently in 2011
- Besmirch - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
- Dirty campaign tactic - used 14 times, most recently in 2019
- Defame - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
- Bad-mouth - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Blotch. - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
- Makeup smudge - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Malign - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
- Sully - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
- Attack ad, maybe - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Type of campaign - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Bedaub - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
- Apply haphazardly - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
- Eyeliner mishap - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Makeup problem - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Microscope sample - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
- Window cleaner's goof - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
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.
- Be of use - AVAIL, used 176 times
- Use a divining rod - DOWSE, used 105 times
- Be of use to - AVAIL, used 79 times
- Finger or toe - DIGIT, used 66 times
- Use - AVAIL, used 55 times
- Use a broom - SWEEP, used 46 times
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