One may be taken to the cleaners
The crossword clue "One may be taken to the cleaners" is answered by STAIN, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
STAIN
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STAIN answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2021; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for STAIN
Every other clue in this collection answered by STAIN, most used first.
- Laundry problem - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Wood finish - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Discoloration - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Blemish - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
- Laundry challenge - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
- Discolor - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Blotch - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Dye. - used 12 times, most recently in 2009
- Sully - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
- Blot - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
- Dry cleaner's challenge - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Spot - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
- Besmirch - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Laundry woe - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Deck application - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- OxiClean target - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Soil - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
- Splotch - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
Related clues
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- To the point - TERSE, used 194 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
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