Paint a cot — opt to get revamp

The answer to “Paint a cot — opt to get revamp” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is TOPCOAT — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on September 15, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 19-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Paint a cot — opt to get revamp” answer

TOPCOAT (7 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is TOPCOAT.

What does TOPCOAT mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of TOPCOAT is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Paint a cot — opt to get revamp” appeared?

The Times Quick Cryptic reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 15, 2026 (most recent) → TOPCOAT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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