Cleans (up)
The crossword clue "Cleans (up)" is answered by MOPS, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MOPS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MOPS answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1984. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- SWEEPS (3 uses in xd)
- WASHES (3 uses in xd)
Other clues for MOPS
Every other clue in this collection answered by MOPS, most used first.
- Swabs - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Cleans the floor - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
- Floor cleaners - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Floor-washing implements - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Janitorial tools - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Janitors' tools - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Swabbing tools - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Floor-washing tools - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Unruly dos - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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.
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- Repair - MEND, used 208 times
- Dole (out) - METE, used 206 times
- ___ Hari - MATA, used 197 times
- Created - MADE, used 182 times
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