Daub(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Daub”, taken from the Evening Standard's Quick crossword on 16th December 2025.

The answer is

S M E A R

5 letters · most recently seen on 16th December 2025

Other clues that solve to SMEAR

The same answer often re-appears with different clues over the years. Tap a clue to open its answer page, or the date to jump straight to that day's puzzle.

#1 across Daub (5) 25th August 2026
#32 down Smudge (5) 22nd July 2026
#18 down Dirty mark (5) 13th May 2026
#32 down Smudge (5) 10th May 2026
#13 down Daub (5) 16th December 2025
#1 across Bedaub (5) 29th November 2025
#11 down Daub (5) 16th September 2025
#20 down Bedaub (5) 24th August 2025
#2 down Campaign that tends to blur the facts (5) 21st June 2025
#13 down Daub (5) 20th June 2025
#16 down Daub (5) 31st May 2025
#26 across Bedaub (5) 23rd January 2025
#6 down Denigrate wild mares? (5) 9th October 2024
#7 down Daub (5) 10th September 2024
#13 down Daub (5) 2nd September 2024
#33 across Bedaub (5) 12th October 2023
#31 across Bedaub (5) 4th September 2023
#4 down Bedaub (5) 21st June 2023
#24 across Smudge (5) 20th June 2023
#13 down Smudge (5) 12th May 2023
#1 across Bedaub (5) 28th February 2023
#4 down Vilify me in a sarcastic piece (5) 26th January 2023
#31 across Bedaub (5) 12th December 2022
#2 across Daub (5) 25th August 2022
#26 across Bedaub (5) 4th August 2022
#13 down Daub (5) 29th June 2022
#26 down Bedaub (5) 22nd June 2022
#6 across Bedaub (5) 17th May 2022
#13 down Smudge (5) 2nd May 2022
#7 down Daub (5) 1st February 2022
#24 across Smudge (5) 5th July 2021
#1 across Daub (5) 4th May 2021
#32 down Smudge (5) 17th March 2021
#18 down Bedaub (5) 2nd March 2021
#32 down Smudge (5) 4th December 2020
#12 across Bedaub (5) 21st September 2020
#13 down Daub (5) 5th June 2020
#11 down Daub (5) 30th January 2020
#20 down Bedaub (5) 30th December 2019
#13 down Daub (5) 29th November 2019

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Other clues from the same Evening Standard Quick crossword on 16th December 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 across Poke (4)
#2 down Smell (4)
#3 down Obligation (4)
#4 across Mat (3)
#4 down Reiterated (8)
#5 down Increased (4)
#6 across Stuff (4)
#6 down Transparent (5)
#7 down Wand (3)
#8 down Nimble (5)
#9 across Record (3)