| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ABUSE | Aspersion | |
| DEFAMATION | Aspersion | |
| SLAM | Aspersion | |
| SLUR | Aspersion | |
| SCANDAL | Reproachful aspersion; opprobrious censure; defamatory talk, uttered heedlessly or maliciously. | |
| SPATTER | Fig.: To injure by aspersion; to defame; to soil; also, to throw out in a defamatory manner. | |