What mascara might do

The answer to “What mascara might do” in the New York Times crossword is SMUDGE — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on July 2, 2025, a Wednesday puzzle, at 48-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“What mascara might do” answer

SMUDGE (6 letters)

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Why the answer is SMUDGE

SMUDGE is the 6-letter solution that fits "What mascara might do" in the NYT Crossword crossword on July 2, 2025 (48-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SMUDGE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of SMUDGE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “What mascara might do” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

July 2, 2025 (most recent) → SMUDGE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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