Scrub thoroughly Crossword Clue

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CLEAN

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(verb)
1. rub hard or scrub
2. rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
(noun)
1. a place that is scoured (especially by running water)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

THOROUGHLY (adverb)
1. completely and absolutely (`good’ is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly’)
2. in an exhaustive manner
SCRUB (noun)
1. dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
2. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
SCRUB (verb)
1. wash thoroughly
2. postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
SCRUB (adjective)
1. (of domestic animals) not selectively bred

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

CLEAN
(5 letters)

More Newsday Crossword (8/18/2026) Answers

Across

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15. Three-layer cookie

16. Shake out of sleep

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18. Countrywide: Abbr.

19. Throw __ towel (give up)

20. Store selling donated goods

23. Ran away

24. Needing urgent attention

25. Scornful looks

27. Show to be false

30. Swear (to)

32. Not doing anything

33. General's fighting force

35. Clear __ (not clear at all)

38. Meet with

39. Cinderella's shoe

41. Chimp or gorilla

42. Special talent

44. Adolescent

45. Imperfection, as in a diamond

46. Stamped and sent

48. "Not __" (courtroom pleading)

50. Thinly scattered

52. Detective's Job

53. Makes a mistake

54. Suburbanite's fundraiser

60. Helps oneself to

62. 'Half' prefix for circle

63. Cereal brand "for kids"

64. Perfect example

65. Sharp, as eyesight

66. Apex

67. Stylishly dressed

68. Walk wearily

69. Mares and fillies

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Down

1. 'Darn it!'

2. Per Person

3. Happily ___ after

4. Leftover trace, as of dirt

5. Quebec's largest city

6. Rub clean

7. Cain and Abel's brother

8. Song for one person

9. Asian country __ Lanka

10. Admit wrongdoing

11. Center with many brand-name stores

12. Theater attendant

13. Swamp grasses

21. __ as a fiddle (healthy)

22. L.A. summer clock setting

26. Very close

27. Jeopardize

28. Adam's first home

29. Outdoor space with secondhand dealers

30. Very excited, with "up"

31. Work at a keyboard

34. Solemn ceremony

36. Show __ (attend)

37. Moist, as morning grass

39. Glides down snowy slopes

40. Hiring, as a consultant

43. Chair for an on-the-road tot

45. Mexican parties

47. Turkey drumstick

49. Try out

50. __ stone (unchangeable)

51. Gucci handbag rival

52. Small role for a big star

55. Poses a question

56. Fishing-rod spool

57. Curve of a foot

58. Green citrus fruit

59. Former partners

61. Crafty

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