Cleaner in a closet Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Cleaner in a closet” from the Washington Post Sunday crossword of February 8, 2026? It has 3 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
WASHINGTON POST SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2026
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MOP is the answer to “Cleaner in a closet”. It means to wipe with a certain implement for cleaning floors.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
To wipe with a certain implement for cleaning floors.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: POM.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Janitorial implement”.
More clues from the Washington Post Sunday (February 8, 2026)
Across
- 1. Letter that means "little O"7 letters, starts with OOMICRON
- 8. Monster who owns the puppy Tango on kids' TV4 letters, starts with EELMO
- 12. Earthenware jar found in "collages"4 letters, starts with OOLLA
- 16. Allowed parents to go out, say7 letters, starts with BBABYSAT
- 23. High speed pursuit?7 letters, starts with AAIRRACE
- 24. He-Man or She-Ra, e.g.4 letters, starts with TTOON
- 25. Carolers' piece4 letters, starts with NNOEL
- 26. Home of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights7 letters, starts with AATLANTA
- 27. Cold compartment7 letters, starts with FFREEZER
- 28. The big game9 letters, starts with SSUPERBOWL
- 30. Recorded the hardest hit of a cycle, statistically speaking7 letters, starts with TTRIPLED
- 31. Unite, as metals4 letters, starts with WWELD
- 32. Neither here ___ there3 letters, starts with NNOR
- 33. Body parts that can support Hula-Hoops4 letters, starts with HHIPS
- 34. She took silver in 1992 to Yamaguchi's gold and Kerrigan's bronze3 letters, starts with IITO
- 37. "Knock it ___, you two!"3 letters, starts with OOFF
- 39. Honored with a big party5 letters, starts with FFETED
- 41. Penn. or Tenn. place3 letters, starts with UUSA
- 42. Scurrying animal3 letters, starts with RRAT
- 45. "I'm ... so ... annoyed ..."3 letters, starts with GGRR
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- 52. "Borderlands" director Roth3 letters, starts with EELI
- 53. Item in a meme captioned "Surely you joust?"5 letters, starts with LLANCE
- 55. Wrests6 letters, starts with SSEIZES
- 56. Harvey of "Bugsy"6 letters, starts with KKEITEL
- 57. Shutterfly upload5 letters, starts with IIMAGE
- 59. Ready for anything7 letters, starts with OONALERT
- 61. "___ Doubtfire"3 letters, starts with MMRS
- 62. "Top Gun" actor Kilmer3 letters, starts with VVAL
- 63. Certain laundry detergent capsule7 letters, starts with TTIDEPOD
- 65. Aquatic sources of ink6 letters, starts with OOCTOPI
- 66. Matchup of Jan. 27, 199111 letters, starts with GGIANTSBILLS
- 71. Ants : raisins :: log : ___6 letters, starts with CCELERY
- 72. Unit in a flower bed4 letters, starts with SSEED
- 73. Be worried4 letters, starts with FFRET
- 75. NBA legend in "I owe you an apology. I wasn't really familiar with your game" memes5 letters, starts with OONEAL
- 76. "___ Awake" (hit for Katy Perry)4 letters, starts with WWIDE
- 78. Beech in a forest, e.g.4 letters, starts with TTREE
- 79. Bottom6 letters, starts with HHEINIE
- 81. Product's price label3 letters, starts with TTAG
- 82. Less forthcoming with information6 letters, starts with CCAGIER
- 84. The C of TLC4 letters, starts with CCARE
- 87. Large marine snail5 letters, starts with CCONCH
- 89. Equestrians' straps5 letters, starts with RREINS
- 90. "Sorry about that!"4 letters, starts with OOOPS
- 94. Matchup of Feb. 12, 202312 letters, starts with CCHIEFSEAGLES
- 97. Matchup of Jan. 17, 197112 letters, starts with CCOLTSCOWBOYS
- 100. First half of a nursery rhyme character's name6 letters, starts with HHUMPTY
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- 103. "The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon; the vessel with the ___ has the brew that is true" (line from "The Court Jester")6 letters, starts with PPESTLE
- 104. "... give or take"4 letters, starts with OORSO
- 105. Being well-informed like some sports fans might be?15 letters, starts with KKNOWINGTHESCORE
- 112. Roof projection4 letters, starts with EEAVE
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- 114. Old anesthetic5 letters, starts with EETHER
- 115. Sailor's affirmative3 letters, starts with AAYE
- 116. Dealing with jet lag, say5 letters, starts with TTIRED
- 117. Figure in the tabloids4 letters, starts with SSTAR
- 118. Mechanical repetition4 letters, starts with RROTE
- 119. Doctor's orders?5 letters, starts with SSHOTS
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- 121. Gets on the job5 letters, starts with EEARNS
- 122. William and Harry, to Charles III4 letters, starts with SSONS
Down
- 1. Bungling blockhead3 letters, starts with OOAF
- 2. Bygone Russian space station3 letters, starts with MMIR
- 3. Cause of an outburst3 letters, starts with IIRE
- 4. Group on a vessel4 letters, starts with CCREW
- 5. Do some demolition work4 letters, starts with RRAZE
- 6. South American wildcat6 letters, starts with OOCELOT
- 7. Occasion for embracing one's inner geek8 letters, starts with NNERDFEST
- 8. UFO pilots, presumably3 letters, starts with EETS
- 9. Gehrig nicknamed the Iron Horse3 letters, starts with LLOU
- 10. Cleaner in a closet3 letters, starts with MMOP
- 11. Harmony7 letters, starts with OONENESS
- 12. Not working while at work7 letters, starts with OONBREAK
- 13. British tiles locale3 letters, starts with LLOO
- 14. "Ben-Hur" author Wallace3 letters, starts with LLEW
- 15. Jack-of-___-trades3 letters, starts with AALL
- 16. Magnesium sulfate-based product that's added to tub water8 letters, starts with BBATHSALT
- 17. ___ fibrillation (cardiologist's diagnosis)6 letters, starts with AATRIAL
- 18. Radar screen dot4 letters, starts with BBLIP
- 19. Noises from a Yorkie4 letters, starts with YYAPS
- 20. Show that featured "TV Funhouse" segments3 letters, starts with SSNL
- 21. Got into a sub, say3 letters, starts with AATE
- 22. Teensy bit3 letters, starts with TTAD
- 29. Univ. military program4 letters, starts with RROTC
- 34. Homes with domes6 letters, starts with IIGLOOS
- 35. Sleeplike state6 letters, starts with TTRANCE
- 36. Lavishly decorated6 letters, starts with OORNATE
- 38. Registration payment3 letters, starts with FFEE
- 39. Site of the Meux Home Museum in California6 letters, starts with FFRESNO
- 40. Film villain who said, "I have one simple request, and that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads"6 letters, starts with DDREVIL
- 41. French indefinite article3 letters, starts with UUNE
- 42. Grim character typically depicted in a black robe6 letters, starts with RREAPER
- 43. No. 2 of the 1990s6 letters, starts with AALGORE
- 44. Pattern sported by Janis Joplin at Woodstock6 letters, starts with TTIEDYE
- 46. Flow through slowly4 letters, starts with SSEEP
- 47. Putting a cap on8 letters, starts with LLIMITING
- 48. Cornell co-founder Cornell4 letters, starts with EEZRA
- 49. Stereo knob4 letters, starts with DDIAL
- 50. "We've got other things to do right now"8 letters, starts with IITLLWAIT
- 51. Pro, e.g., in a debate4 letters, starts with SSIDE
- 54. Clump of dirt4 letters, starts with CCLOD
- 58. Run in hot weather?4 letters, starts with MMELT
- 60. Teeming (with)4 letters, starts with RRIFE
- 64. Brand of cool drinks4 letters, starts with IICEE
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- 67. Detonated compound3 letters, starts with TTNT
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- 70. Displays at protests5 letters, starts with SSIGNS
- 74. Grain in the Hawaiian dish loco moco4 letters, starts with RRICE
- 77. Jockey's spinner4 letters, starts with DDISC
- 79. Bulk4 letters, starts with HHEFT
- 80. Oblong treats7 letters, starts with EECLAIRS
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- 83. T. ___ Price (investment firm)4 letters, starts with RROWE
- 84. Cinnamon-covered pastry6 letters, starts with CCHURRO
- 85. Points toward6 letters, starts with AAIMSAT
- 86. Period of inactivity6 letters, starts with RREPOSE
- 88. Chopped down4 letters, starts with HHEWN
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- 92. "Hot" thing to avoid6 letters, starts with PPOTATO
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- 96. "Tommy Boy" director Peter5 letters, starts with SSEGAL
- 97. Ben who co-founded Ben & Jerry's5 letters, starts with CCOHEN
- 98. Takes in the newspaper?5 letters, starts with OOPEDS
- 99. Those looking ahead5 letters, starts with SSEERS
- 102. Ocular woe4 letters, starts with SSTYE
- 106. To the ___ degree3 letters, starts with NNTH
- 107. "Caught you!"3 letters, starts with OOHO
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Questions
What is the answer to “Cleaner in a closet”?
MOP, 3 letters: to wipe with a certain implement for cleaning floors.
When was “Cleaner in a closet” last seen in a crossword?
In the Washington Post Sunday crossword of February 8, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
3 letters, starting with M.