After a breather, task is a cosmetic improvement (4,3) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NOSEJOB After a breather, task is a cosmetic improvement (4,3) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 18, 2024
6% REST Breather (4) LA Times Daily Nov 12, 2025
6% GILL Breather for Nemo? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 5, 2025
5% ABLE Fit for the task (4) Commuter Dec 15, 2025
5% VANITYCASE Cosmetics container (6,4) (10) Puzzler Dec 14, 2025
5% TACKLE Undertake (a task) (6) The Times Concise Dec 11, 2025
5% ONTHEMEND Improving product, essentially, after working with the chaps (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 9, 2025
5% ARPEL Adrien of cosmetics (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 6, 2025
5% UPTURN Improvement (in the economy) (6) Puzzler Backwords Dec 4, 2025
5% OPI Cosmetics alternative to Essie (3) New York Times Dec 4, 2025

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