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Crossword answer

STAIN

5 letters · Used for 50 different clues · 158 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, August 23, 2026
Letter pattern
STAIN
Starts with S, ends with N · 5 letters
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Clues that lead to STAIN

Most recent first
ClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
It can spoil satin5Evening StandardAug 23, 2026 Blemish5Daily ExpressAug 22, 2026 Laundry problem5Wall Street JournalJun 3, 2026 Sully5Daily ExpressJun 1, 2026 Mark and Stanley getting out of line5Evening StandardMay 27, 2026 Woodworker’s application5Eugene ShefferMay 22, 2026 Tarnish5Evening StandardMay 21, 2026 Grape juice leaves this on white carpet5Everyday Puzzles DailyMay 18, 2026 Mark and Ian wandering on the street5Evening StandardMar 31, 2026 It looks bad when a chap gets out of line5Evening StandardMar 17, 2026 Discolour5Evening StandardFeb 28, 2026 Wood finish5New York TimesFeb 20, 2026 Permanent mark5Puzzle PageJan 9, 2026 Thanks to participating in crime, a bad mark5Evening StandardJan 1, 2026 Bad mark for a boy getting out of line5Evening StandardDec 30, 2025 A bad mark5Evening StandardAug 17, 2025 Product in the paint department5New York TimesJun 29, 2025 It can blemish satin badly5Evening StandardJun 15, 2025 Laundry woe5Eugene ShefferApr 25, 2025 Mark5Evening StandardMar 25, 2025 Something bad about terriers being the wrong colour!5Evening StandardOct 17, 2024 Soil5Evening StandardSep 24, 2024 Black mark for a chap getting out of line5Evening StandardAug 26, 2024 It can, of course, spoil satin5Evening StandardJul 8, 2024 Mark and I interrupt Stanley5Evening StandardJun 26, 2024 Blot on the character of a chap getting out of line5Evening StandardMay 13, 2024 Mark and Ian may be on the street5Evening StandardFeb 22, 2024 Mark and Stan getting out of line5Evening StandardJan 8, 2024 Mark, the stand-in deprived of a part5Evening StandardDec 11, 2023 Discolouration in satin5Evening StandardOct 17, 2023 A tin's possible discolouration5Evening StandardJun 29, 2023 Mark, that tormented saint5Evening StandardJun 19, 2023 Could blot the character of a could-be saint5Evening StandardMay 22, 2023 Blemish on a white shirt, say5Daily ThemedMar 30, 2023 Mark and I interrupt Stan5Evening StandardJan 31, 2023 Mark, no ordinary saint5Evening StandardOct 5, 2022 It can be markedly unsightly5Evening StandardAug 10, 2022 Mark, in a strange way, the top5Evening StandardJun 10, 2022 It can blacken the character of a boy getting out of line5Evening StandardMay 31, 2022 Discoloration of satin maybe5Evening StandardApr 12, 2022 It could ruin satin5Evening StandardMar 8, 2022 Spot on a bib5Daily ThemedFeb 22, 2022 Cleaner's target5Daily ThemedFeb 12, 2022 Bad mark for a boy who gets out of line5Evening StandardFeb 3, 2022 You can shift it out of satin5Evening StandardOct 5, 2021 Mark a tin's possibly made?5Evening StandardSep 28, 2021 Blot on a cloth5Daily ThemedSep 21, 2021 Leaky-pen consequence5Daily ThemedSep 17, 2021 Mark, reformed as a saint5Evening StandardDec 3, 2019 It looks bad when a tin's spilt5Evening StandardJul 9, 2019

About STAIN in crosswords

STAIN is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 158 times in our database across 50 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “It can spoil satin” in the Evening Standard crossword on August 23, 2026.

Every appearance of STAIN (158)

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Aug 23, 2026
It can spoil satin · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Aug 22, 2026
Blemish · Daily Express · 8 Across
Jul 9, 2026
Blemish · The Independent · 3 Down
Jun 30, 2026
Blemish · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Jun 3, 2026
Laundry problem · Wall Street Journal · 42 Down
Jun 1, 2026
Sully · Daily Express · 9 Across
May 27, 2026
Mark and Stanley getting out of line · Evening Standard · 13 Down
May 22, 2026
Woodworker’s application · Eugene Sheffer · 19 Across
May 21, 2026
Blemish · Evening Standard · 2 Down
May 21, 2026
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 16 Down
May 18, 2026
Grape juice leaves this on white carpet · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 19
Apr 3, 2026
Blemish · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Mar 31, 2026
Mark and Ian wandering on the street · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Mar 17, 2026
It looks bad when a chap gets out of line · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Mar 12, 2026
Blemish · Evening Standard · 4 Across
Mar 8, 2026
It can spoil satin · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Mar 7, 2026
Mark and Stanley getting out of line · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Mar 4, 2026
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Feb 28, 2026
Discolour · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Feb 20, 2026
Wood finish · New York Times · 47 Down
Jan 11, 2026
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Jan 9, 2026
Permanent mark · Puzzle Page · 15 Down
Jan 4, 2026
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jan 1, 2026
Thanks to participating in crime, a bad mark · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Dec 30, 2025
Bad mark for a boy getting out of line · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Dec 17, 2025
Blemish · The Independent · 22 Across
Oct 26, 2025
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Sep 28, 2025
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Sep 26, 2025
Blemish · Evening Standard · 42 Across
Sep 24, 2025
Bad mark for a boy getting out of line · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Sep 12, 2025
Blemish · The Independent · 11 Across
Aug 17, 2025
A bad mark · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jul 2, 2025
Laundry problem · New York Times · 54 Down
Jun 29, 2025
Product in the paint department · New York Times · 109 Across
Jun 15, 2025
It can blemish satin badly · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Apr 25, 2025
Laundry woe · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Across
Mar 28, 2025
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Mar 27, 2025
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Mar 25, 2025
Mark · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Feb 7, 2025
Blemish · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Dec 10, 2024
Blemish · The Independent · 3 Down
Nov 29, 2024
Mark · Evening Standard · 4 Across
Oct 17, 2024
Something bad about terriers being the wrong colour! · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Oct 3, 2024
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Sep 24, 2024
Soil · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Sep 4, 2024
Blemish · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Aug 26, 2024
Black mark for a chap getting out of line · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Aug 5, 2024
Mark · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Jul 29, 2024
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jul 8, 2024
It can, of course, spoil satin · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jun 26, 2024
Mark and I interrupt Stanley · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jun 19, 2024
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 26 Across
May 16, 2024
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 26 Across
May 13, 2024
Blot on the character of a chap getting out of line · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Apr 4, 2024
Bad mark for a boy getting out of line · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Feb 22, 2024
Mark and Ian may be on the street · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Feb 19, 2024
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Feb 5, 2024
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jan 8, 2024
Mark and Stan getting out of line · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Jan 8, 2024
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Jan 4, 2024
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Dec 27, 2023
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Dec 11, 2023
Mark, the stand-in deprived of a part · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Oct 17, 2023
Discolouration in satin · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Oct 16, 2023
Laundry woe · Eugene Sheffer · 42 Down
Aug 17, 2023
Blemish · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Jul 25, 2023
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 36 Across
Jun 29, 2023
A tin's possible discolouration · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jun 19, 2023
Mark, that tormented saint · Evening Standard · 12 Across
May 22, 2023
Could blot the character of a could-be saint · Evening Standard · 26 Across
May 18, 2023
Blemish · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Mar 30, 2023
Blemish on a white shirt, say · Daily Themed · 41 Down
Mar 22, 2023
Blemish · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Mar 15, 2023
Laundry woe · Eugene Sheffer · 4 Down
Mar 13, 2023
Laundry woe · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Jan 31, 2023
Mark and I interrupt Stan · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Jan 23, 2023
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Nov 30, 2022
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Oct 5, 2022
Mark, no ordinary saint · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Aug 25, 2022
Blemish · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Aug 23, 2022
Mark and Stanley getting out of line · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Aug 10, 2022
It can be markedly unsightly · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Aug 4, 2022
Blemish · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Jun 10, 2022
Mark, in a strange way, the top · Evening Standard · 35 Down
Jun 7, 2022
It can spoil satin · Evening Standard · 10 Across
May 31, 2022
It can blacken the character of a boy getting out of line · Evening Standard · 12 Across
May 3, 2022
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Apr 21, 2022
Blemish · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Apr 12, 2022
Discoloration of satin maybe · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Mar 28, 2022
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Mar 8, 2022
It could ruin satin · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Feb 22, 2022
Spot on a bib · Daily Themed · 29 Down
Feb 12, 2022
Cleaner's target · Daily Themed · 13 Across
Feb 3, 2022
Bad mark for a boy who gets out of line · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jan 25, 2022
Blemish · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jan 10, 2022
Blemish · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Dec 27, 2021
Blemish · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Dec 17, 2021
Mark · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Dec 10, 2021
Blemish · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Nov 9, 2021
Blemish · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Nov 8, 2021
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Oct 11, 2021
Blemish · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Oct 5, 2021
You can shift it out of satin · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Sep 28, 2021
Mark a tin's possibly made? · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Sep 21, 2021
Blot on a cloth · Daily Themed · 8 Down
Sep 17, 2021
Leaky-pen consequence · Daily Themed · 36 Across
Aug 31, 2021
It can spoil satin · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Aug 4, 2021
Blemish · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Aug 2, 2021
It can spoil satin · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Mar 23, 2021
Mark and Stanley getting out of line · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Mar 15, 2021
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Feb 15, 2021
Blemish · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Dec 28, 2020
Mark and Ian wandering on the street · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Dec 21, 2020
Blemish · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Dec 7, 2020
It looks bad when a chap gets out of line · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Nov 23, 2020
It can spoil satin · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Nov 19, 2020
Mark and Stanley getting out of line · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Nov 17, 2020
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Oct 14, 2020
Blemish · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Sep 17, 2020
Discolour · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Aug 24, 2020
Mark · Evening Standard · 4 Across
Aug 17, 2020
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Aug 6, 2020
Thanks to participating in crime, a bad mark · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Aug 4, 2020
Bad mark for a boy getting out of line · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Aug 4, 2020
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Apr 16, 2020
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Apr 7, 2020
Laundry woe · Eugene Sheffer · 31 Across
Mar 9, 2020
Bad mark for a boy getting out of line · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Feb 27, 2020
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Dec 31, 2019
A bad mark · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Dec 4, 2019
Blemish · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Dec 3, 2019
Mark, reformed as a saint · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Nov 13, 2019
It can spoil satin · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Oct 29, 2019
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Sep 9, 2019
It can spoil satin · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Aug 27, 2019
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Aug 6, 2019
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Aug 2, 2019
Blemish · Evening Standard · 42 Across
Jul 9, 2019
It looks bad when a tin's spilt · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jun 25, 2019
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Jun 11, 2019
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Mar 12, 2019
It can blemish satin badly · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jan 18, 2019
Mark · Evening Standard · 8 Down
Dec 11, 2018
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Dec 5, 2018
Blemish · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Oct 8, 2018
Mark · Evening Standard · 4 Across
Aug 1, 2018
Soil · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Jul 24, 2018
Something bad about terriers being the wrong colour! · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Jul 3, 2018
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Jun 18, 2018
Mark · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Jun 5, 2018
Black mark for a chap getting out of line · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Apr 19, 2018
It can, of course, spoil satin · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Apr 17, 2018
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Apr 10, 2018
Mark and I interrupt Stanley · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Mar 27, 2018
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Mar 7, 2018
Blot on the character of a chap getting out of line · Evening Standard · 26 Down
Mar 6, 2018
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jan 30, 2018
Bad mark for a boy getting out of line · Evening Standard · 10 Across