The crossword clue “type of polished leather” is most often answered with PATENT (for 6 letters) or PATENT LEATHER (for 13 letters), since that’s the standard term for very glossy, varnished leather used in shoes and accessories.

Common answers by letter count

Here are the main possibilities you’re likely to need, depending on the grid:

  • 6 letters : PATENT – as in patent leather, leather with a hard, shiny, polished finish.
  • 13 letters : PATENTLEATHER – the full phrase if the clue calls for a long answer.

The same source that lists “type of polished leather” options shows PATENT as the primary 6-letter polished leather type and PATENTLEATHER among longer solutions. Another explanation of “leather with varnished surface” also points directly to patent leather as the usual crossword solution, thanks to its distinctive glossy, polished look.

If your crossword gives you:

  • 6 boxes: fill in PATENT.
  • 13 boxes (sometimes with a space ignored): fill in PATENTLEATHER.

This should solve the clue in almost all standard crossword puzzles. Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.