| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| hue | 3 | |
| lac | 3 | |
| rub | 3 | |
| wax | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| warp | 4 | |
| show | 4 | |
| scum | 4 | |
| wash | 4 | |
| tint | 4 | |
| veil | 4 | |
| tone | 4 | |
| daub | 4 | |
| skin | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| gloss | 5 | |
| glaze | 5 | |
| stain | 5 | |
| prime | 5 | |
| COPAL | 5 | |
| resin | 5 | |
| elemi | 5 | |
| scale | 5 | |
| white | 5 | |
| smear | 5 | |
| slant | 5 | |
| sleek | 5 | |
| twist | 5 | |
| slick | 5 | |
| trick | 5 | |
| scour | 5 | |
| tinge | 5 | |
| shine | 5 | |
| stump | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| shroud | 6 | |
| mastic | 6 | |
| whiten | 6 | |
| screen | 6 | |
| spread | 6 | |
| soften | 6 | |
| refuge | 6 | |
| strain | 6 | |
| enamel | 6 | |
| veneer | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| acetone | 7 | |
| tungoil | 7 | |
| lacquer | 7 | |
| spatula | 7 | |
| seeming | 7 | |
| FURBISH | 7 | |
| torture | 7 | |
| pretext | 7 | |
| shellac | 7 | |
| stipple | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| pretense | 8 | |
| palliate | 8 | |
| tincture | 8 | |
| PRETTIFY | 8 | |
| TITIVATE | 8 | |
| disguise | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| whitewash | 9 | |
| stratagem | 9 | |
| SEMBLANCE | 9 | |
| SOFTENING | 9 | |
| embellish | 9 | |
| slur over | 9 | |
| trick out | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| subterfuge | 10 | |
| SIMULACRUM | 10 | |
| sketchbook | 10 | |
| understate | 10 | |
| pretension | 10 | |
| soft pedal | 10 | |
| simulation | 10 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| frenchpolish | 12 | |
| SMOKE SCREEN | 12 | |
| SOPHISTICATE | 12 | |
| protestation | 12 | |
| whitewashing | 12 | |
| speciousness | 12 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| QUALIFICATION | 13 | |
| 14 letters | ||
| stalking-horse | 14 | |
| representation | 14 | |
| 15 letters | ||
| Window-dressing | 15 | |