The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PURGES , but the solution may also be REFINES which is one of the most recent solution (2016 in LA Times).
Removes impurities from crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PURGES | 50 % | 6 |
| REFINES | 25 % | 7 |
| DISTILLS | 25 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Removes impurities from
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- scrubber
- oil filter
- filter
- out
- abluent
- despumate
- scum
- redline
- clean
- cleaned
- clear
- cleared
Crossword Answer definitions
PURGES 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 PURGES
- Removes political opponents
- Political house-cleanings
- Purifies
- Common practices in totalitarian states.
- Communists' means of quelling opposition.
- Clears of guilt.
- Cleanses
- Rids
- Mass dismissals
- Removes impurities from
More clues leading to the result REFINES
- Acquires elegance
- Processes, as oil
- Purifies
- Removes impurities from
- Clarifies.
- Fine-tunes
- Polishes
- Purifies, as petroleum