| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| STAINS | Blotches | |
| SPOTS | Blotches | |
| PATCHES | Blotches | |
| STIGMAS | Blotches | |
| BLOTCHY | Having blotches. | |
| MOTTLE | Colour with blotches | |
| BLOTCHED | Marked or covered with blotches. | |
| MACULATED | Having spots or blotches; maculate. | |
| URSULA | A beautiful North American butterfly (Basilarchia, / Limenitis, astyanax). Its wings are nearly black with red and blue spots and blotches. Called also red-spotted purple. | |
| OCELOT | ... ranges from the Southwestern United States to Patagonia. It is covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches, which are variously arranged... | |
| SEA BASS | ...more or less varied with small white spots and blotches. Called also, locally, blue bass, black sea bass, blackfish, bluefish, and black perch. ... | |