Crossword answer
TAINT
5 letters · Used for 18 different clues · 34 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, September 28, 2026
Letter pattern
TAINT
Clues that lead to TAINT
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Soil: it isn’t common (5)5The GuardianSep 28, 2026
Sully5Daily ExpressSep 1, 2026
Pollute5Evening StandardJul 17, 2026
Make impure5NewsdayJun 24, 2026
Tarnish, as a reputation5Daily ThemedJun 16, 2026
Tarnish5Daily ExpressMay 21, 2026
Disgrace adding AI to explosive material (5)5The GuardianMay 10, 2026
Add impurities to5NewsdayJan 13, 2026
Contaminate5The IndependentSep 16, 2025
Infection? Maybe it isn't5Evening StandardJul 1, 2025
Spoil5New York TimesJun 20, 2025
Adulterate5NewsdayMar 7, 2025
Stain5Evening StandardJan 10, 2025
Maybe it isn't bad?5Evening StandardOct 31, 2024
Infection making a tint possibly visible5Evening StandardAug 27, 2024
To damage the quality of (rhymes with "faint)5Daily ThemedJul 23, 2022
Maybe it isn't said to be a bad thing?5Evening StandardJul 14, 2022
Maybe 'tisn't a defect?5Evening StandardDec 10, 2019
About TAINT in crosswords
TAINT is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 34 times in our database across 18 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Soil: it isn’t common (5)” in the The Guardian crossword on September 28, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
JAPESQuips
WHISKKitchen utensil
OFTENFrequently become gentler after evicting the first one (5)
VERSEFrost bit?
DRIERNot as moist
MARTY"__ Supreme"
RUMMYCard game
NANNYCaretaker for small kids
SHIREMy lord takes horse, a mighty steed
OHARAJohn who wrote "BUtterfield 8"
ALIBISuspect's story
MANISNail salon treatments, casually
SILOSWhere feed ferments
TILEDLike many Moroccan courtyards
Every appearance of TAINT (34)
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Sep 28, 2026
Soil: it isn’t common (5) · The Guardian · 21 Down
Sep 1, 2026
Sully · Daily Express · 3 Down
Jul 17, 2026
Pollute · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Jun 24, 2026
Make impure · Newsday · Down
Jun 16, 2026
Tarnish, as a reputation · Daily Themed · 36 Across
May 21, 2026
Tarnish · Daily Express · 13 Down
May 10, 2026
Disgrace adding AI to explosive material (5) · The Guardian · 22 Down
Jan 31, 2026
Pollute · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Jan 23, 2026
Tarnish · The Independent · 21 Across
Jan 13, 2026
Add impurities to · Newsday · Across
Sep 16, 2025
Contaminate · The Independent · 10 Across
Jul 1, 2025
Infection? Maybe it isn't · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jun 20, 2025
Spoil · New York Times · 26 Down
Mar 7, 2025
Adulterate · Newsday · Across
Jan 10, 2025
Stain · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Oct 31, 2024
Maybe it isn't bad? · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Aug 27, 2024
Infection making a tint possibly visible · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Aug 12, 2024
Tarnish · The Independent · 16 Down
Jul 22, 2024
Sully · Eugene Sheffer · 42 Down
Aug 25, 2023
Sully · Eugene Sheffer · 57 Across
Aug 10, 2023
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Nov 1, 2022
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Aug 1, 2022
Pollute · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jul 23, 2022
To damage the quality of (rhymes with "faint) · Daily Themed · 7 Down
Jul 14, 2022
Maybe it isn't said to be a bad thing? · Evening Standard · 38 Across
Feb 8, 2022
Tarnish · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Mar 10, 2021
Pollute · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Jul 20, 2020
Pollute · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Dec 10, 2019
Maybe 'tisn't a defect? · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Sep 30, 2019
Pollute · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Apr 10, 2019
Infection? Maybe it isn't · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Nov 7, 2018
Stain · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Aug 7, 2018
Maybe it isn't bad? · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jun 6, 2018
Infection making a tint possibly visible · Evening Standard · 27 Down