Wipe clean, as furniture

The answer

DUST

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

Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2019. It appears in 2 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.

• Do some housecleaning - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• 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

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Furniture wood - TEAK, used 65 times
• Come clean, with "up" - FESS, used 63 times
• Furniture brand - IKEA, used 61 times
• Swedish furniture chain - IKEA, used 43 times
• Office furniture - DESK, used 40 times
• ___ up (come clean) - FESS, used 37 times

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