Makeup smudge Crossword Clue

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Makeup smudge Crossword Answer

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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
SMUDGE (verb)
1. make a smudge on; soil by smudging
SMUDGE (noun)
1. a blemish made by dirt
2. a smoky fire to drive away insects

Hint 3: Anagram

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More Newsday Crossword (9/29/2025) Answers

Across

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21. Allow to enter

22. People belonging to a club

26. Is real

27. Army "Relax!" command

28. Donated

30. Long-tailed lab rodents

31. Make a swap

33. Feeling pleased

37. Car wheel

38. Had a meal

39. Aloe __ (soother in lotions)

40. Messy person

43. '. . . lived happily __ after'

44. Accumulate in quantity

46. Familiarize, as for a newcomer

48. Show a sportscast moment again

51. Brunch egg servings

52. Poker quitter's comment

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55. Shape like a hockey puck

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63. 'It's the truth'

64. Leak slowly

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Down

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4. Misfortune

5. Takes a tumble

6. Green citrus fruit

7. Poems of praise

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10. President John Quincy __

11. Ignited again

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23. Online commerce

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25. Pitcher's head covering

26. Day before a holiday

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29. Creative notion

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34. River's flood barrier

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36. Pointy things thrown in pubs

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50. Old West sheriff's group

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57. Unruly crowd

58. "Pale" pub serving

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60. Beer barrel

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