| WAXED | Strengthened the appearance of being polished |
| GLEAM | Shine brightly after being polished |
| ACTS | Gives the appearance of being |
| SEXLESSNESS | The appearance of being neither male nor female (11) |
| MALINGERED | Gave the appearance of being ill while mother waited on |
| NLA | Date gave the appearance of being without medicine |
| SEE | Date gave the appearance of being without medicine |
| SEEM | Give the appearance of being |
| SPRAYON | Describing jeans that look so tight that they give the appearance of being applied by aerosol (5,2) |
| VERISIMILITUDE | Appearance of being true |
| SLIMLINE | Having a slight appearance of being a lightweight job? (8) |
| VENEER | Superficial appearance of being wooden? (6) |
| ABBASI | Shah of Persia (1588-1629) who secured and strengthened the Safavid dynasty (5,1) |
| BUILTUP | Strengthened the town area (5-2) |
| REINFORCED | Strengthened the defences |
| ABBASS | 16th/17th-century Persian shah, who secured and strengthened the Safavid dynasty (5,1) |
| RISE | Ascent; the surfacing of a fish to take a fly; the appearance of the Sun or the Moon above the horizon; the height of an arch, incline or step; or, an angry or excited response (4) |
| SHARONSTONE | The makeup affected the appearance of all the cast of "Casino," including ___ |
| SPARKLE | Word for glitter, an emission of fiery particles, scintillation, vivacity, the lustre of a diamond or the appearance of effervescence or fizz in champagne or pop (7) |
| LAY | Word for a ballad or sung poem; a lyric; a melody; the ordinary people, as distinct from the clergy or experts; the appearance of land; the direction rope is twisted in; or, an oyster-bed (3) |
