Dishwashing aid
The crossword clue "Dishwashing aid" is answered by SPONGE, a 6-letter entry. Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2013. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SPONGE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPONGE answer page.
Used 8 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2013. It appears in 5 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.
- WETSPONGE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SPONGE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SPONGE, most used first.
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Related clues
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- Charitable aid - RELIEF, used 12 times
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