Related Clues:

• Search thoroughly
• Scratch, say
• Spoil the finish
• Bang up
• Black mark
• Damage slightly
• Spray graffiti on, e.g.
• Render imperfect
• Infect
• Feb. follower
• Just scratch the surface?
• Rejoinder to "'Tis!"
• Criticize severely
• Contaminate, as water
• Ruin the veneer