Here are the possible solutions for touch up as this puzzle's subject does to a beard see steps clue
Answer
Clue
Relevancy
trim
Clue
Touch up, as this puzzle's subject does to a beard (See STEPS)
eer
Clue
"If __ again I meet him beard to beard ... ": Shak.
asif
Clue
Valley girl's "yeah, right" [IMPORTANT: SEE THE 'NOTE' (above) for key info about this week's puzzle and SEE THE LAST CLUE DOWN for the explanation of last week's puzzle.]
sex
Clue
They say it sells (we'll see how this puzzle does)
americancuisine
Clue
Subject for James Beard or Emeril Lagasse
robertburns
Clue
Poet whose classic work is hidden in this puzzle (see the circled squares of the completed the puzzle)
meta
Clue
Puzzle-within-a-puzzle puzzle
Definition
(US) concerned with cultural conventions; (of an artistic work) self-referential