The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SOAK , but the solution may also be HOSE which is one of the most recent solution (2018 in LA Times).
Take to the cleaners crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SOAK | 31 % | 4 |
| FLEECE | 28 % | 6 |
| BILK | 24 % | 4 |
| HOSE | 7 % | 4 |
| SCAM | 7 % | 4 |
| SWINDLE | 3 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Take to the cleaners
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- clean up
- take a bath
- clean up one's act
- bust the dust
- take out the trash
- pull someone's leg
- take for
- lighten someone's purse
- cash in
- take to task
- clean someone's clock
- clean house
Crossword Answer definitions
SOAK noun- An immersion in water etc.
- A drunkard.
- A carouse; a drinking session.
- A low-lying depression that fills with water after rain.
- To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.
- To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.
- To penetrate or permeate by saturation.
- To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)
- To take money from.
- To drink intemperately or gluttonously.
- To heat (a metal) before shaping it.
- To hold a kiln at a particular temperature for a given period of time.
- To absorb; to drain.
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 SOAK
- Overcharge
- Tend to a stain
- Drench
- Laze in the bubble bath
- Washer cycle
- Part of a wash cycle
- Charge too much
- Linger in the tub
- Long bath
- Post-game activity
More clues leading to the result FLEECE
- Ewe's coat
- Ovine coat
- Warm coat
- Defraud
- Swindle
- Take to the cleaners
- It grows on ewe
- Sheep product
- Jason's quest
- Bamboozle
More clues leading to the result BILK
More clues leading to the result HOSE
- Firefighter's need
- Stockings
- Tights
- Gardener's need
- Gardening aid
- Leg coverings
- Nylons
- Water down
- Some legwear
- "___ Who Kill" (Chloë Sevigny series)
More clues leading to the result SCAM
- Sting
- Get-rich-quick offering, often
- Hoodwink
- Shell game, e.g.
- Con game
- Con man's trick
- Deceptive act
- Pyramid scheme?
- Three-card monte, for one
- Flimflam