| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SKIM | Remove from the surface | |
| EXFOLIATE | To remove scales, laminae, or splinters from the surface of. | |
| TRANSFER | To remove from one substance or surface to another; as, to transfer drawings or engravings to a lithographic stone. | |
| PICKLE | A bath of dilute sulphuric or nitric acid, etc., to remove burnt sand, scale rust, etc., from the surface of castings, or other articles of metal, or to brighten them or improve their color. | |
| DRAIN | To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; ... | |
| SHAVE | ... surface, or surface covering, of; especially, to remove the hair from with a razor or other sharp instrument; to take off the beard or hair ... | |