| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Smoothing out | Wall Street Journal | 28 Dec 2024 |
| Way to make smooth | ||
| Tending to an icy road | USA Today | 21 May 2019 |
| Tending to an icy road | ||
| Polishing some bars and ingots | The Telegraph Cryptic | 12 Jul 2018 |
| Tending to an icy road, maybe | USA Today | 12 Nov 2017 |
| Tending to an icy road, maybe | ||
| Carpenter's activity | ||
| Carpenter's activity | ||
| Icy-road treatment | ||
| Prepaint work | ||
| Cabinetmaker's job. | ||
| Polishing, in a way. |