Clues for the word "CLEAN"
We've had 172 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 306 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on February 11, 2026.
Definition of clean
- superl. - Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.
- superl. - Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects; as, clean land; clean timber.
- superl. - Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous; as, aclean trick; a clean leap over a fence.
- superl. - Free from errors and vulgarisms; as, a clean style.
- superl. - Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
- superl. - Free from moral defilement; sinless; pure.
- superl. - Free from ceremonial defilement.
- superl. - Free from that which is corrupting to the morals; pure in tone; healthy.
- superl. - Well-proportioned; shapely; as, clean limbs.
- adv. - Without limitation or remainder; quite; perfectly; wholly; entirely.
- adv. - Without miscarriage; not bunglingly; dexterously.
- a. - To render clean; to free from whatever is foul, offensive, or extraneous; to purify; to cleanse.
Referring Clues
- Innocent
- Whisk
- Unencumbered
- Not carrying a heater
- Off drugs
- Fresh from the shower
- Germless
- Completely off drugs
- Rated G, so to speak
- Drug-free
- Untainted
- Fresh from the laundry
- G-rated
- Scrub
- ___ as a whistle
- Fight grime
- Sober companion
- Unarmed, in police lingo
- Freshly washed
- Neat
- Fit for family viewing, maybe
- Unarmed, in slang
- Do a little dirty work
- Free from dirt
- Like a smooth getaway
- All washed up?
- Weaponless at a pat-down
- Dust, polish, etc.
- Frisked without incident
- Unarmed, to a cop
- Scrub thoroughly
- Spotless
- Streamlined
- Stain-free
- Unarmed
- Do dusting
- Unsoiled
- Not carrying anything illegal
- Not carrying a piece
- Laundered
- Like some bills of health
- Unarmed, to a police officer
- Spick-and-span
- Word with cut or bill
- Vacuum, e.g.
- Unsullied
- Sober go-with
- Jerk's partner
- Curler's cry
- Mop up
- Mop up
- Tidy
- Scour
- Free of four-letter words
- Pristine
- Spick 'n' span
- Not blue, in a sense
- Sterilize
- Just-washed
- Not guilty
- All spruced up
- *Scrub
- With 41 Across, rout
- Dust or vacuum
- Immaculate
- Sparkling
- Sober
- Lacking heat, to a cop
- Expunge scum
- Squeaky-___
- Sanitary
- Sanitize
- Not dirty
- Do housework
- Barbell lift to shoulder height
- Like a frisked suspect, at times
- Not packing heat
- De-grease, say
- Dry or squeaky
- Purify
- Tidy up
- Do some housework
- Free of dirt
- Unwritten on
- Like renewable energy
- Appropriate for all audiences, as humor
- Neat and tidy
- What your room should be
- Pure niece finally in family group
- Far from lewd
- Spotless, as a room
- Spotless and free of dirt
- Tidied up
- PUSA "You're a ___ machine, you sparkle in the sun"
- Not distorted
- Squeakily hygienic?
- Broken lance not spotted
- Like a brand new pair of heels
- Like a hygienic pair of heels
- How one comes to confess
- The way a suspect may be told to come
- Totally fair
- Free from contamination - entirely
- Not carrying anything one shouldn't? Absolutely!
- Sharply defined as 'free from dirt'
- Carrying no illegal drugs
- Unspoiled
- Clear (of drugs)
- Macdonalds, perhaps, put ecstasy in char
- See 19
- "Jerk" partner
- *Family
- Like some getaways
- Lacking a criminal record
- Pure
- Guiltless wife finally accepted by family group
- Many slim and lift weights
- Utterly cold without fat
- Simple English used in the family
- Unblemished clubs heading list
- The Parisian in prison is innocent
- See 17
- Fresh chapter on English film director
- Completely cold and thin
- Not carrying weapons like a whistle
- Group that takes drug off them
- The Macnabs, say, taking ecstasy. No!
- All washed up?
- Like PG-rated version
- Mr. ___
- No longer addicted
- Wash the dirt off
- Remove dirt from
- Free of drugs
- Wash
- Expletive-free
- Note you rely on completely
- Dust and mop
- Just out of the shower
- Concealing no weapons
- Not concealing a gun
- With 20-Across, fire the whole staff
- Vacuum and dust, e.g.
- Figure to be supported as virtuous
- With no tickets, as a driver's license
- Fresh out of the washer
- What some sweeps are
- Passing a drug test, say
- Do dusting and vacuuming
- Free of swearing
- G-rated, say
- Best condition for a pair of heels
- Like a radio edit
- But you can get dirty as you do so
- Washed down with a bit of ale in a can?
- Not using profanity, as a comedian
- "Simple & ___" (Utada Hikaru song)
- Like clothes in the dryer
- Win big, with "up"
- Like a just-washed car
- Sweep or scrub
- Do some vacuuming
- "So Fresh, So ___" (Outkast song)
- Like a song's radio edit
- Fair and honest
- Washed up
- Free of profanity
- With 32-Down, beat an opponent soundly
- It's a dirty lie!
- Family friendly
- Kid-friendly
- Opposite of dirty
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - February 11, 2026
- LA Times - February 10, 2026
- LA Times - February 01, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - February 01, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - January 05, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - November 24, 2025
- Daily Quick - November 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 03, 2025
- LA Times - September 13, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 20, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - July 10, 2025
- LA Times - June 25, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - June 21, 2025
- Daily Quick - May 10, 2025
- LA Times - May 09, 2025
- New York Times - April 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - April 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - March 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - February 19, 2025
- LA Times - January 07, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 09, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - December 03, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 28, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - September 23, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - August 27, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - August 13, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - May 30, 2024
- Mirror Daily - April 09, 2024
- LA Times - April 06, 2024
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