Answer: splatters

AnswerCrossword Clue
SPLATTERSPaints Carelessly
SPLATTERSStrews liquid
SPLATTERSIs messy
SPLATTERSFalls in drops
splattersSplash with a sticky or viscous liquid
splattersSPLATTER, to spatter (to scatter in drops)
splatters(of such a liquid) Splash
splattersSplash (such a liquid) over a surface or object
splattersProminently or sensationally publish (a story) in a newspaper