| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| CHAR | Blacken | |
| INK | Blacken | |
| DAMAGE | Blacken (name) | |
| INCRIMINATE | Blacken (name) | |
| BLACKENED | Of Blacken | |
| BLACKENING | Of Blacken | |
| DENIGRATE | Blacken reputation of | |
| DISCREDIT | Blacken another's name | |
| BLEK | To blacken; also, to defile. | |
| GIBBET | To expose to infamy; to blacken. | |
| PITCH | Fig.: To darken; to blacken; to obscure. | |
| SMUTCH | To blacken with smoke, soot, or coal. | |
| BLACKBALL | To blacken (leather, shoes, etc.) with blacking. | |
| SMUT | To blacken; to sully or taint; to tarnish. | |
| BESMUT | To blacken with smut; to foul with soot. | |
| BLACK | To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully. | |
| SMEETH | To smoke; to blacken with smoke; to rub with soot. | |
| SMUDGE | To smear; to smutch; to soil; to blacken with smoke. | |
| CLOUD | To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish; to damage; -- esp. used of reputation or character. | |