Paint additive
The crossword clue "Paint additive" is answered by DRIER, a 5-letter entry. Used 11 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
DRIER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DRIER answer page.
Used 11 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1972. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- THINNER (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for DRIER
Every other clue in this collection answered by DRIER, most used first.
- More arid - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Less damp - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Not as moist - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Less moist - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Less humid - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Comparatively arid - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Less wet - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- ___ salts (bath additive) - EPSOM, used 33 times
- Paint layers - COATS, used 25 times
- Layers of paint - COATS, used 24 times
- Copier additive - TONER, used 22 times
- Paint base - LATEX, used 19 times
- Coat of paint - LAYER, used 17 times
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