Decorating job is somewhat cosmetic, in general Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ICING Decorating job is somewhat cosmetic, in general (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Jun 4, 2025
5% VANITYCASE Cosmetics container (6,4) (10) Puzzler Dec 14, 2025
5% TIPSY Somewhat inebriated (5) The Times Concise Dec 11, 2025
5% NONAME Generic (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 10, 2025
5% INLAY Carpenter's decoration (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 10, 2025
5% GARNISH Food decoration (7) Commuter Dec 10, 2025
5% BOW Gift decoration (3)
5% ARPEL Adrien of cosmetics (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 6, 2025
5% OPI Cosmetics alternative to Essie (3) New York Times Dec 4, 2025
5% POCO Somewhat, in music (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 29, 2025

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