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Finish Of A Sort Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SHELLAC which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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99%7Exact Match!
noun

• lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white

• a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood

verb

• cover with shellac

98%5Exact Match!
noun

• lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer

• a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean

• lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient

• a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

verb

• coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

22%4Finish off ham, then finish off lamb, say?
noun

• the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

• the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone

• the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

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New York Times27 Oct 1999 Down 10
New York Times12 Feb 1999 Down 46
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