Make impure
The crossword clue "Make impure" is answered by TAINT, a 5-letter entry. Used 25 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TAINT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TAINT answer page.
Used 25 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- ADULTERATE (2 uses in xd)
- DEFILE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TAINT
Every other clue in this collection answered by TAINT, most used first.
- Contaminate - used 111 times, most recently in 2026
- Sully - used 86 times, most recently in 2026
- Corrupt - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Besmirch - used 34 times, most recently in 2025
- Tarnish - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Spoil - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Pollute - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Make amends - ATONE, used 664 times
- Make into law - ENACT, used 206 times
- Make blank - ERASE, used 197 times
- Make up (for) - ATONE, used 192 times
- Make fun of - TEASE, used 161 times
- Make sense - ADDUP, used 137 times
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