Answer:

layer

Answer	Crossword Clue
LAYER	Hen
LAYER	Cake part
LAYER	Stratum

LAYER	Mason at work
LAYER	Mother hen in action
LAYER	Sedimentary-rock feature
LAYER	Make into a parfait, say
LAYER	Seven- ... cake
LAYER	Tier
LAYER	Ply
LAYER	Added cold protection

LAYER	Hen, vis- -vis eggs
LAYER	Coating
LAYER	Coat
LAYER	Kind of cake
LAYER	Working hen
LAYER	Cake feature
LAYER	Put one on top of the other
LAYER	Cake component

LAYER	Type of cake
LAYER	Cake tier
LAYER	Piece of cake?
LAYER	Coat of paint, for one
LAYER	Earth's core, mantle, or crust
LAYER	Growth ring, e.g.
LAYER	Cake segment
LAYER	Hen, often

LAYER	Productive hen
LAYER	Wedding cake section
LAYER	Egg producer
LAYER	Cold-weather-wear unit
LAYER	Plywood feature
LAYER	Cake section
LAYER	Piece of cake
LAYER	Atmosphere component

LAYER	Coat of paint
LAYER	Seven-.. cake
LAYER	Cake stratum
LAYER	Ionosphere, e.g.
LAYER	Wedding-cake feature

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.