Answer: STAIN
STAIN is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 136 times.
Referring Clues:
- Microscopist's reagent
 - Microscopy supply
 - Laundry woe
 - Gravy spot
 - See 64-Across
 - One may be taken to the cleaners
 - Get a bad mark on?
 - Spot of tea?
 - Soil
 - Wood finish
 - Congo red, for one
 - Spill consequence
 - Spot
 - Carpet cleaner target
 - Result of an ink spill
 - Discoloration
 - Tide target
 - Unwelcome spot
 - Bad spot
 - Dishonor
 - Flaw
 - Paint alternative
 - Cleaning challenge
 - Splotch
 - Fantastik assignment?
 - Squirt on a shirt, perhaps
 - Spot to get off
 - Coffee spot
 - "Mancha," translated from Spanish
 - Annoying spot
 - Reputation damage
 - Spot on a tie, say
 - Dry cleaner's challenge
 - Place a blot on
 - Deck finish
 - Sully
 - Laundry challenge
 - Washday woe
 - Washday worry
 - Blood leaves one
 - Laundry problem
 - Discolor
 - Wood coloring
 - Tarnish or varnish
 - Corrupt
 - Detergent target
 - Blemish
 - Blotch
 - Coffee-spill result
 - Spray 'n Wash target
 - Carpet mark
 - Washday challenge
 - Stigma
 - Dry-cleaner's target
 - Dry cleaner's target
 - Cleaner's problem
 - Cleaning problem
 - Cleaner's concern
 - Dry cleaner's problem
 - Alternative to varnish
 - Dry cleaner's concern
 - Tablecloth spoiler
 - Blot
 - Varnish alternative
 - Reputation spoiler
 - Carpet cleaner's target
 - Biz target
 - Woodworker's choice
 - Woodworker's application
 - Woodworker's supply
 - Deck protector
 - Carpet blemish
 - It may be taken to the cleaners
 - Ink smudge on a shirt
 - Unintended spot
 - Post-spill carpet spot
 - Spot not easily removed
 - Rug discoloration
 - A red wine one is hard to get out
 - Tarnish
 - Shout target
 - Prepare a slide
 - Discolored spot
 - Deck application
 - Varnish, for instance
 - Woodworker's need
 - Laundry day target
 - Smudge on a shirt
 - Shirt spoiler
 - Spot on a tie
 - Disgrace
 - Mark
 - Besmirch
 - Woodworking supply
 - Tough job for a dry cleaner
 - Wine may leave one
 - Clothing discoloration
 - Undesirable spot
 - Blemish on one's reputation
 - Serious damage to one's reputation
 - Stuff on the deck
 - Permanent mark
 - Tide may wash it away
 - Bring discredit upon
 - Deck treatment
 - Leave a mark on
 - Unwanted spot
 - Discoloration on clothing
 - Bio lab preparation
 - Spot for a laundromat?
 - Much-hated laundry spot?
 - "Razors pain you ... Acids ___ you" (Dorothy Parker)
 - Tough spot?
 - What a Tide to Go pen can remove
 - Lip ___ (gloss alternative)
 - Risk of drinking coffee or wine
 - Wood furniture application
 - White shirt woe
 - Table finish (or ruiner)
 - Coffee spot?
 - Blotch on a bib
 - Tough spot to get out
 - Red wine on a white tablecloth, e.g.
 - Laundry day challenge
 - What tomato sauce may do to a shirt
 - Red wine on a blouse, for example
 - Treat, as wood
 - OxiClean target
 - Ketchup on a carpet, for example
 - Reputation ruiner
 - Spot on a shirt, say
 - Spot on a shirt, perhaps
 - Leave a mark
 - Darken, as wood
 - Product in the paint department
 - Trouble spot
 
Last Seen In:
- LA Times - September 13, 2025
 - New York Times - July 02, 2025
 - New York Times - June 29, 2025
 - LA Times - March 25, 2025
 - LA Times - March 22, 2025
 - LA Times - September 10, 2024
 - LA Times - August 30, 2024
 - USA Today - August 06, 2024
 - LA Times - May 01, 2024
 - New York Times - December 07, 2023
 - LA Times - November 12, 2023
 - USA Today - August 16, 2023
 - USA Today - July 28, 2023
 - New York Times - April 09, 2023
 - New York Times - March 26, 2023
 - USA Today - February 28, 2023
 - New York Times - November 30, 2022
 - LA Times - October 24, 2022
 - LA Times - October 21, 2022
 - New York Times - July 14, 2022
 
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