Take to the cleaners
The crossword clue "Take to the cleaners" is answered by SOAK, a 4-letter entry. Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
SOAK
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SOAK answer page.
Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for SOAK
Every other clue in this collection answered by SOAK, most used first.
- Drench - used 120 times, most recently in 2026
- Overcharge - used 45 times, most recently in 2022
- Linger in the tub - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Relax in the tub - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- Saturate - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
- Marinate - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Good, long bath - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Long bath - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
- Overcharge, slangily - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Steep - used 10 times, most recently in 2012
- Enjoy the tub - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Immerse - used 9 times, most recently in 2008
- Moisten thoroughly - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Take for every penny - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
- Charge too much - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Take a nice, long bath - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Washer cycle - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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