Answer: smears

AnswerCrossword Clue
SMEARSSullies the name of
SMEARSBesmirches
smearsstain or spot
smearsSMEAR, to spread with something oily or sticky
smearsslanderous attack
smearsto slander
smearsto spread or apply (an oily or dirty substance)
SMEARSMakeup problems
SMEARSFalse accusations
SMEARSCampaign staples
SMEARSMascara messes
SMEARSLipstick mishaps
SMEARSDoesn't stay above the fray
SMEARSWhat Rick is expecting from Hillary
SMEARSVilifies jam?
SMEARSVilifies politically
SMEARSTrounces
SMEARSBadmouths
SMEARSSlaps on, as jelly
SMEARSMudslingings.
SMEARSBad paintings
SMEARSSullies.
SMEARSMaligns.
SMEARSPolitical brickbats.
SMEARSVilifies.
SMEARSSpecimens for a lab test
SMEARSMudslingers' specialties
SMEARSBlotches
SMEARSDaubs
SMEARSTraduces
SMEARSWhat journalist does to enemy rocker
SMEARSDefeats utterly
SMEARSMaligns
SMEARSPathologist's specimens
SMEARSSlings mud
SMEARSBlurs
SMEARSSpreads, as cream cheese
SMEARSUses finger paints, say
SMEARSDirty tricks on the campaign trail
SMEARSArtists' boo-boos