| TOPCOAT | A final layer of paint or varnish (7) |
| INTONACO | Italian word for a final layer of plaster upon which fresco is painted during a "giornata" of a frescoist (8) |
| SEALER | Coat of paint or varnish used to make a surface non-porous |
| OVERCOAT | A top, final layer of paint or similar covering (8) |
| COAT | A layer of paint; or, an animal's covering of fur or wool (4) |
| RUN | A dash, gallop or sprint forth; a trickle of paint or spread of dye; a series of unravelled stitches forming a ladder; a journey; a chicken coop; a ski trail; or, the migration of salmon (3) |
| UNDERCOAT | A layer of paint or other substance applied before the top layer (9) |
| SHELLAC | Insect resin synonymous with a coating, defeat, nail polish, an old 78 gramophone record or varnish (7) |
| ACRYLIC | Type of paint or textile fibre |
| FINISH | The last coat of paint or touch of veneer; the aftertaste of beer or wine; polish and refinement in social graces; surface texture of cloth or wood; or, the end of a hunt or a race (6) |
| IMPASTO | A thick layer of paint mops it up, with first artist in the middle (7) |
| PALETTE | Holder of paints or eyeshadow |
| STRIPPER | Chemical product for removing paint or varnish (8) |
| FINGERNAIL | Inn, if regal, needs decorating - something to paint or varnish? (10) |
| ENAMEL | Smooth, glossy paint or varnish (6) |
| TESTER | Small pot of paint or vial of perfume to sample at home before buying; or, a canopy over a four-poster bed (6) |
| LICK | A light coat of paint; or, a quick movement of a flame (4) |
| WASH | Lotion; a fen; a thin coat of paint; or, the break of waves on a shore (4) |
| DECORATE | Give it a coat of paint or a medal perhaps (8) |
| PRIMER | E first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface (6) |
