The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EDIT , but the solution may also be DUST which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in New York Times).
Clean up, in a way crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EDIT | 65 % | 4 |
| BLEEP | 24 % | 5 |
| DUST | 6 % | 4 |
| STRIKEITRICH | 6 % | 12 |
Why may EDIT be the right solution?
The answer "EDIT" fits the clue "Clean up, in a way" because when we edit something, we typically make changes to improve or correct it, which can be seen as a form of cleaning up.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Clean up, in a way
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tidy
- tidy up
- cleaned
- police
- mop
- cleaning
- edit
- dust
- cleared
- act
- acy
- pole
Crossword Answer definitions
EDIT noun- A change to the text of a document.
- A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software.
- An interruption or change to an improvised scene.
- An alteration to the DNA sequence of a chromosome; an act of gene splicing.
- To change a text, or a document.
- To be the editor of a publication.
- To change the contents of a file, website, etc.
- To alter the DNA sequence of a chromosome; to perform gene splicing.
- To alter a film by cutting and splicing frames.
- To cut short or otherwise alter an improvised scene.
- To lend itself to editing in a certain way.
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 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 BLEEP
- Censor
- Edit out
- Audibly censor
- Sound of censorship
- Cussword surrogate
- X-to-G transformer?
- Censorship sound
- 1-Down substitute
- Censor's sound
- Curse word cover-up
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