| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SEAR | Brown or blacken |
| griming | Blacken or make dirty with grime |
| charcoaling | Darken or blacken as if with charcoal |
| charcoaled | Darken or blacken as if with charcoal |
| HAR | (B)la(cken or b)u(rn sli)gh(tly by leaving ato)p (the b)ar(becue, as mea)t |
| soiling | blacken or taint (as a person's reputation) by word or deed |
