Possible Clues:

• Remains of the French Saint
• It settles on furniture
• 2013 novel by Patricia Cornwell
• Do housework: some industry needed
• Tidy up ... or make less tidy
• Makeup of some "bunnies"
• Sprinkle — powder
• Cover lightly, as snow
• Do housework, check for prints
• Smut in Springfield not unknown?