Scratch or scuff, as a surface Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person’s body)
2. the month following February and preceding April
(verb)
1. make imperfect
2. destroy or injure severely

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SURFACE (verb)
1. put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
2. appear or become visible; make a showing
SURFACE (noun)
1. information that has become public
2. the outermost level of the land or sea
SURFACE (adjective)
1. on the surface
SCUFF (verb)
1. walk without lifting the feet
2. get or become scuffed
SCUFF (noun)
1. a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
2. the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)

Hint 3: Anagram

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ARM

More Daily Themed Crossword (10/23/2025) Answers

Across

1. Dog's furry hand

4. Young bear

7. Juicy purple-colored fruit (anagram of "lump")

11. Broody music genre

12. Clumsy chap

13. Salary increase

14. Suffer from a bad cold

15. Super Bowl official, for short

16. "___ at your own risk" (sign outside a restricted area)

17. Ceiling fixture with blades

19. Band-___ (adhesive strip)

20. No longer working, for short

22. "___ on a Plane," 2006 film starring Samuel L. Jackson with slithering reptiles in its title

26. Crowns fit for princesses or pageant winners

28. Wood chopper

29. Miracle-___ (gardening brand)

31. "Rise of the Planet of the ___," 2011 film starring Tom Felton with chest-beating primates in its title

33. Tic-toe connector

34. Order between "ready" and "fire"

35. Gold medalist's place

36. Ambulance crew member: Abbr.

37. Sewing machine spool

39. One of sixty in a minute, for short

41. Ice Bucket Challenge letters

42. "The Silence of the ___," 1991 film starring Anthony Hopkins with bleating woolly babies in its title

46. Wrestling's ___ the Giant

49. Place for an art exhibition

51. "The ___ King," 1994 Disney film featuring James Earl Jones' voice with a roaring big cat in its title

52. Surfin' ___ (Beach Boys hit)

53. Bombay Sapphire product

54. Actor Mahershala from "Green Book"

56. "Breaking Bad" network: Abbr.

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1. Little legume in a pod

2. "Who ___ to judge?": 2 wds.

3. "The ___ of Wall Street," 2013 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio with a howling canine in its title

4. Part of the eye that covers the pupil

5. Home to Dubai and Abu Dhabi: Abbr.

6. Closest buddy: Abbr.

7. "Kung Fu ___," 2008 animated film featuring Jack Black's voice with a black-and-white, bamboo-munching bear in its title

8. On fire, like a candle

9. "I could ___ a hand here" ("Could you please help?")

10. Prefix With Maid Or Man to Mean a Mythical Sea Creature

13. Jockey's strap

18. Actress Grande of "Victorious," to fans

19. Evaluate, or size up

21. Vehicles that go "choo-choo"

23. Actress Winslet or Hudson

24. Midterm, e.g.

25. Religious offshoot

26. Lara Croft: __ Raider.

27. Month between March and May, for short

29. Gift of the ___ (ability to talk well)

30. ___ de Janeiro (Brazil's carnival city)

32. Outstanding and top-notch

35. Submit, as taxes

38. Building near a silo

40. Silicon Valley's state, for short

43. "M" in MHz

44. Filled to the ___ (maximum capacity)

45. Out of ___ (not harmonizing)

46. Brownie ___ mode 2 wds.

47. Zero in soccer

48. "Where ___ sign up?": 2 wds.

49. Where a canine sits?

50. Actor ___ Butterfield of "Sex Education"

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