Do some housecleaning

The answer

DUST

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DUST answer page.

Used 15 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for DUST

Every other clue in this collection answered by DUST, most used first.

• Check for prints - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Do some housework - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Bookshelf buildup - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Check for fingerprints - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Fine powder - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Attic buildup - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Common allergen - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Do a household chore - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Do housework - used 8 times, most recently in 2002
• Furniture buildup - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Maid's target - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• "Bunnies" under the bed - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Clean with a rag - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Furniture collection? - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Dry mop's target - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Wipe clean, as furniture - used 6 times, most recently in 2026

Related clues

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• Like some vaccines - ORAL, used 103 times
• Some whiskeys - RYES, used 81 times
• Some NCOs - SGTS, used 80 times
• Some wines - REDS, used 72 times
• Some HDTVs - RCAS, used 69 times

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