| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| CHARS | Blackens | |
| BLACKENER | One who blackens. | |
| DENIGRATOR | One who, or that which, blackens. | |
| BLACKWASH | A wash that blackens, as opposed to whitewash; hence, figuratively, calumny. | |
| BLACKEN | To defame; to sully, as reputation; to make infamous; as, vice blackens the character. | |