Take top off protective cover smeared in grease? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OILY Take top off protective cover smeared in grease? (4) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 8, 2022
6% OILED Worked topless smeared in grease (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 17, 2025
6% OILUP Cover with grease (5) USA Today Aug 4, 2025
5% SHED Take off (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 22, 2025
5% CONN Didi of "Grease" (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 20, 2025
5% PAP ___ smear (3) Universal Oct 18, 2025
5% DOME Off the ___ (top-of-mind, not surprisingly) (4) Newsday Oct 18, 2025
5% AEGIS Protection (5) New York Times Oct 15, 2025
5% DAUB Smear of paint (4)
5% ODDER Move falteringly taking top off stranger (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 30, 2025

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