| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ASPERSE | Blacken one's reputation. |
| blackened | BLACKEN, to defame (to destroy the reputation of) |
| blackens | BLACKEN, to defame (to destroy the reputation of) |
| blackening | BLACKEN, to defame (to destroy the reputation of) |
| blacks | BLACK, to blacken (to defame (to destroy the reputation of)) |
| blacked | BLACK, to blacken (to defame (to destroy the reputation of)) |
| soiling | blacken or taint (as a person's reputation) by word or deed |
| black | to blacken (to defame (to destroy the reputation of)) / being of the darkest colour |
