Answer: kerned

AnswerCrossword Clue
KERNEDAdjusted letter spacing, in printing
kernedto cover with crystalline grains of salt; salt (meat)
kernedKERN, to be formed with a projecting typeface
kerned(of a tree or plant) to produce or form kernels, hard grain, or seed
kernedto form or furnish with a kern, as a type or letter
kernedto remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters) in preparation for printing
kernedpart of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters
kernedto cause to granulate, esp. to granulate salt