Makeup mishap Crossword Clue

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Makeup mishap Crossword Answer

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SMUDGE

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(noun)
1. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
2. a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
(verb)
1. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
2. make a smudge on; soil by smudging

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MAKEUP (noun)
1. cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
2. an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
MISHAP (noun)
1. an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
2. an instance of misfortune

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SMUDGE
(6 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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More Apple+ Crossword (8/10/2026) Answers

Across

1. Discreetly loop in on an email

4. Assign to a role in a play

8. Clothing

12. "It pains me to say ..."

14. “… unless you object”

16. Like golden zebras

17. Suffer defeat

18. Do ollies and kickflips

20. Orbit (a green alien with baseball antennae), for the Houston Astros

22. "Bear" in a eucalyptus tree

23. Go down a bunny hill or a black diamond

24. Ikebana container

26. Path for a model in a fashion show

30. __ your imagination!

32. Not major

34. 'One Piece' creator Eiichiro

35. Native of the Leaning Tower's city

37. Burden

38. Walked

39. Don't have

40. I have no idea!

41. Seedy vegetable

42. “It’ll cure what ___ you”

43. Feeling after a long dance rehearsal

44. Mattress smaller than a queen

45. Contract for keeping things under wraps

46. Vanish into the ___

47. __ Arbor, MI

48. Ladlike

50. Worthy of praise

52. Young lady

57. Sandwich with pickled carrots

59. Introductory credit-card offer

63. Mushroom tops

64. Island whose North Shore is a major surfing destination

65. "Carrie" star Spacek

66. What square units are used to measure

67. Great Lake prone to HABs (harmful algal blooms)

68. Makes a request

69. Calculate a sum

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1. Soothing substances

2. Garment for a sorcerer

3. Birth name of Muhammad Ali

4. ___ Rica

5. Biblical boat

6. Treacherous person

7. Dorothy's dog

8. React to a corny joke

9. Common battery size

10. Movie featuring the song “Naatu Naatu”

11. Wake up on the wrong side of the ___

13. "Gimme a ___"

15. Flower whose scent evokes a brewed drink

19. Become fuzzy

21. Appliance for roasting

25. Kiss

27. Grinding away on a project

28. Decorate

29. Word repeated to mean 'et cetera'

31. ___ Fifth Avenue

33. Cinco u ocho, por ejemplo

35. Option to fall back on if the first thing you try doesn’t work

36. Martial art of swift sword draws

38. The talk of the ___

40. Accumulates

44. Look I did it!

46. Washington Spirit player Morgan

49. Problem

51. Falls in line

53. Super stoked

54. Most-followed K-pop idol on Instagram

56. Solo for an opera singer

58. College sports organization

59. Low body part

60. Lobed body part

61. Tuna in a poke bowl

62. Reprimanding syllable

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