Everything in show would be superficial (3)
I believe the answer is:
all
'everything' is the definition.
(all things)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for all that I've seen before include "The whole quantity" , "and 16 Across and 23 Across: Even so" , "nothing more" , "Very nearly" , "Garden path (Fr.)" .)