The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PURGE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2023.
Clean out crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PURGE | 43 % | 5 |
| EMPTY | 29 % | 5 |
| DETOX | 14 % | 5 |
| RID | 14 % | 3 |
Why may PURGE be the right solution?
The word "purge" means to eliminate or get rid of something completely. In the context of the clue "clean out," it suggests a thorough removal or clearing of something, making "purge" an appropriate answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Clean out
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- clear out
- drive out
- clear away
- clean up
- clean
- empty out
- cleanse
- clear up
- declutter
- unclutter
- sweep up
- clear
Crossword Answer definitions
PURGE noun- An act of purging.
- An evacuation of the bowels or a vomiting.
- A cleansing of pipes.
- A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.
- That which purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic.
- To clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities.
- To free from sin, guilt, or the burden or responsibility of misdeeds
- To remove by cleansing; to wash away.
- To void or evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.
- To cause someone to purge, operate on (somebody) as or with a cathartic or emetic, or in a similar manner.
- To clear of a charge, suspicion, or imputation
- To clarify; to clear the dregs from (liquor).
- To become pure, as by clarification.
- To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic.
- To trim, dress or prune.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PURGE
- Remove from office, soviet-style
- Remove, Soviet-style
- Get rid of
- Prove cathartic
- Eliminate, as undesirables
- Stalinesque sweep
- Political housecleaning
- Political ouster
- Cleanse thoroughly
- Free of guilt
More clues leading to the result EMPTY
- Vacuous
- "E" on a gauge
- Like some threats
- Depleted
- Take out (the trash)
- Bad news on the gas gauge
- Out of gas
- Meaningless
- Bottle to recycle
- Pointing to E
More clues leading to the result DETOX
- Rehab program
- Cleaning up process
- Dry out, in a way
- Straighten out
- Rehab regimen
- Dry out, say
- Get clean
- Rehab relative
- Dry out
- Do a juice cleanse, say