| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SPLODGE | Blotch | |
| MACULA | A rather large spot or blotch of color. | |
| SMEAR | Hence, a spot made by, or as by, an unctuous or adhesive substance; a blot or blotch; a daub; a stain. | |
| BLOTCH | A blot or spot, as of color or of ink; especially a large or irregular spot. Also Fig.; as, a moral blotch. | |
| MONK | A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed. It is distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink. | |