Tarnish - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'tarnish' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for taint that I've seen before include "Tarnish" , "soil" , "Rot, spoil, define" , "black mark" , "Source of infection" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post, the Evening Standard, the LA Times, The Mirror, the USA Today, The Independent, the Universal, The Guardian, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

'tarnish' is the definition.
(I know that tarnish can be written as sully)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for sully that I've seen before include "Besmirch" , "Taint" , "Defile" , "Stain or tarnish" , "Make dirty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post, the Evening Standard, the LA Times, The Mirror, the USA Today, The Independent, the Universal, The Guardian, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

'tarnish' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for soil that I've seen before include "refuse" , "Sully with earth" , "Dirty - dirt" , "Top layer of the surface of the earth" , "Earth for growing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The New York Times.

'tarnish' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for blot that I've seen before include "bad mark" , "Blemish made with ink" , "Stain (on one's character?)" , "Smudge (on escutcheon?)" , "Dark mark or stain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The New York Times.

'tarnish' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for mark that I've seen before include "Smudge" , "Note Germany currency" , "Scar; note" , "Indicate" , "Identify" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The New York Times.

Tarnish (5)