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2 | 37% | 6 | A substance used to enhance the adhesion of paint, lacquer, or varnish to a surface | |
3 | 31% | 8 | Tube used to propel paint or varnish onto a surface | |
Substance Added To Paint And Varnish Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "DRIER" which means:
- noun
- • A substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
- • An appliance that removes moisture adjective
- • Free from or lacking moisture.
- • Unable to produce a liquid, as water, oil, or (farming) milk.
- • Built without or lacking mortar.
- • Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.
- • Athirst, eager.
- • Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages.
- • Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned.
- • Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly:
- • (somewhat derogatory) involving computations rather than work with biological or chemical matter.
- • (of a sound recording) free from applied audio effects.
- • Without a usual complement or consummation; impotent.
- • Of a mass, service, or rite: involving neither consecration nor communion.
An example sentence would be:
- • "I need to buy a drier towel for the gym."
- • "The drier climate in the desert makes it difficult for plants to grow."
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New York Times18 Mar 1981 | Across 67 | |
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1 | A fleece, pelage or pelt; or, any other outer covering, such as an application of paint/varnish, blanket of dust, husk of a seed, jacket, layer of a bulb or top of a suit of armour
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2 | A substance used to enhance the adhesion of paint, lacquer, or varnish to a surface | |
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4 | Japanese varnish tree
New York Times -
14 Sep 1980 | New York Times / 14 Sep 1980 |
5 | Resinous substance used in varnish
The Guardian Quick -
08 Nov 2008 | The Guardian Quick / 08 Nov 2008 |
6 | Sell iodine, perhaps, as a substance in paint
The Guardian Cryptic -
29 May 2018 | The Guardian Cryptic / 29 May 2018 |
7 | Tube used to propel paint or varnish onto a surface |