Improve painting that's thoroughly wet: what a pain Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RETOUCH Improve painting that's thoroughly wet: what a pain (7) The Times Cryptic Mar 8, 2024
58% UPTURNS Improvements (7) Commuter Oct 24, 2025
58% ENHANCED Improved (8) New York Times Oct 17, 2025
58% SCRUB Wash thoroughly (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 11, 2025
58% RUMMAGE Search thoroughly (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 21, 2025
58% ERASE Clean thoroughly (5) LA Times Daily Sep 15, 2025
58% COMB Search thoroughly (4) Newsday Sep 12, 2025
58% ANI What makes a pan a pain? (3) New York Times Sep 2, 2025
58% TWINGE Pain (WET GIN anagram) (6) (6)
55% EDIFY Improve the mind (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 23, 2025

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