Related Clues:

• Telling stories about people, will I be lying? To some extent
• Insinuation, allegation
• Drink noisily, not quietly, making indistinct sound
• Negative comment? It's not clear, so to speak
• To drink noisily, not quietly, is a disgrace
• Drink noisily, not quietly, and speak indistinctly
• Slight smear
• Report bad things about politician banning artist
• Disparaging comment
• Slight noise made by drinker briefly
• Stain starts to spread, leaving unsightly residue
• Speak as drunk perhaps in Paris on consuming litres
• Insult openers for Surrey and Lancashire — utter rubbish!
• Party ends in state trial for defamation
• Potential libel