The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BATHE , but the solution may also be MOP which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in New York Times).
Clean up crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BATHE | 26 % | 5 |
| MOP | 24 % | 3 |
| WASH | 8 % | 4 |
| SCRUB | 5 % | 5 |
| MAKEAKILLING | 5 % | 12 |
| WINTHELOTTERY | 3 % | 13 |
| BAT | 3 % | 3 |
| HITTHEJACKPOT | 3 % | 13 |
| LAVE | 3 % | 4 |
| STRIKEITRICH | 3 % | 12 |
| TIDY | 3 % | 4 |
| SWAB | 3 % | 4 |
| DUST | 3 % | 4 |
| EDIT | 3 % | 4 |
| POLICE | 3 % | 6 |
| SWEEP | 3 % | 5 |
| PURIFY | 3 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Clean up
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tidy up
- neaten
- square away
- straighten
- straighten out
- tidy
- clean out
- clear away
- clear up
- clean
- sweep up
- cleanse
Crossword Answer definitions
BATHE noun- The act of swimming or bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river; a swimming bath.
- To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
- To immerse oneself, or part of the body, in water for pleasure or refreshment; to swim.
- To clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath.
- To apply water or other liquid to; to suffuse or cover with liquid.
- (transitive and intransitive) To cover or surround.
- To sunbathe.
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 BATHE
More clues leading to the result MOP
- "Rag __"
- Swab thing
- Headful of unruly hair
- Unruly hair
- Implement for spills
- Swab the deck
- Unruly locks
- Partner of 99 Across in a product name
- Clean (up)
- It might be difficult to comb
More clues leading to the result WASH
- Clean with water
- Pass muster
- Scrub clean
- Clothes in a basket, say
- It's often left out to dry
- Load of laundry
- Wear's partner
- Weekly chore (or daily, if you have a toddler like me)
- Launder
- Thin coat of ink
More clues leading to the result SCRUB
- Postpone the launch
- Second-stringer
- Swab
- Give a good cleaning
- Do the floors
- Clean with elbow grease
- Get ready for surgery
- Cancel, as a rocket launch
- Prepare for the O.R.
- Probable benchwarmer
More clues leading to the result MAKEAKILLING
More clues leading to the result WINTHELOTTERY
More clues leading to the result BAT
- Be up
- Flying mammal
- Night flier
- Nocturnal flying mammal
- Fenway Park club?
- Fledermaus
- Red Sox article
- Slugger's best agent?
- Carlsbad Caverns dweller
- Animal symbol that strikes fear into some fictional criminals (a superstitious, cowardly lot)
More clues leading to the result HITTHEJACKPOT
- Win big
- Strike it rich
- Get rich
- Win big!
- Clean up
- Be victorious in Vegas
- Win big at a casino
- Get lucky!
- Win big on a slot machine
- Won like a gambler
More clues leading to the result LAVE
More clues leading to the result STRIKEITRICH
- Clean up
- Hit the mother lode
- Hit pay dirt
- Hit the jackpot
- Be victorious in Vegas
- Succeed handsomely.
- Clean up, in a way
More clues leading to the result TIDY
- Neat
- Square away
- Not disheveled
- Well-ordered
- Shipshape
- In apple pie order
- Kempt
- Orderly
- Neat as a pin
- Unmake a mess
More clues leading to the result SWAB
- Cotton ball
- He may be on deck
- Mop, as the deck
- Clean the deck
- Sea dog
- Wipe up
- Tar
- Q-tip
- Mariner's mop
- Clean with a mop
More clues leading to the result DUST
- Follows gold and star
- Gold and star trailer
- Angel ___
- Bookshelf collection?
- Do a chore
- Housekeeper's collection
- Drought symptom
- Mop target
- Wipe off
- Do some housecleaning
More clues leading to the result EDIT
- Blue-pencil
- Emulate Maxwell Perkins
- More than proofread
- Prepare for publication
- Redact
- Revamp a text
- Revise
- Rework, as a story
- Trim the copy
- Update
More clues leading to the result POLICE
- Fuzz
- Chase scene party, often
- Part of R.C.M.P.
- Part of O.P.P.
- Gun-toting group
- Men and women in blue
- Cops
- Sting's band, with "The"
- Law enforcers
- Part of MP
More clues leading to the result SWEEP
- Total victory
- Win every game
- Clean finish?
- Take three of three
- Clean the floor
- Reform, for one
- Check for bugs
- Win 4 out of 4
- Win all of a series
- Four-game World Series, e.g.