Machine with a lint trap Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Machine with a lint trap” from the Washington Post Sunday crossword of September 7, 2025? It has 5 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, SEPTEMBER 7, 2025
Tap a tile to see one letter, or show the whole answer.
DRYER is the answer to “Machine with a lint trap”. It means having no moisture.
Hints
Three clues to the answer, gentle first. Open one at a time.
Hint 1 Meaning
Having no moisture.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: RRYDE.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Appliance that tumbles”.
More clues from the Washington Post Sunday (September 7, 2025)
Across
- 1. Streaks of smoke5 letters, starts with WWISPS
- 6. Calculates the total again6 letters, starts with RREADDS
- 12. Big and tall blazer?7 letters, starts with BBONFIRE
- 19. Increase in intensity6 letters, starts with RRAMPUP
- 20. Surprise attack6 letters, starts with AAMBUSH
- 21. Its national anthem is "Himni i Flamurit" ("Hymn to the Flag")7 letters, starts with AALBANIA
- 22. Car mechanic's favorite board game?13 letters, starts with EENGINETROUBLE
- 24. Fish such as a branzino7 letters, starts with SSEABASS
- 25. Big amount, as of bricks4 letters, starts with AATON
- 26. ___ process (constitutional right)3 letters, starts with DDUE
- 27. 1990s Ontarian premier Bob whose surname is 51 Across backward3 letters, starts with RRAE
- 29. Pint-size3 letters, starts with WWEE
- 30. Electrical component with two terminals5 letters, starts with DDIODE
- 32. Linguistics expert's favorite board game?15 letters, starts with GGRAMMARCHECKERS
- 40. Samantha's mother on "Bewitched"6 letters, starts with EENDORA
- 42. Requirement4 letters, starts with NNEED
- 43. Hedren of "The Birds"5 letters, starts with TTIPPI
- 44. Felon's favorite board game?18 letters, starts with CCRIMINALMASTERMIND
- 51. Organ with a lobe3 letters, starts with EEAR
- 54. Enticed, with "in"5 letters, starts with RROPED
- 55. "Okay, you win"5 letters, starts with IILOSE
- 56. Lovey-dovey sound3 letters, starts with CCOO
- 57. Pundit's published piece4 letters, starts with OOPED
- 59. In the manner of3 letters, starts with AALA
- 60. Tornado warning device5 letters, starts with SSIREN
- 62. Box buried by a pirate5 letters, starts with CCHEST
- 64. Extra money on hand9 letters, starts with SSPARECASH
- 67. Same-___ marriage3 letters, starts with SSEX
- 68. Appearances of the moon6 letters, starts with PPHASES
- 69. Antivirus software developer's favorite board game?17 letters, starts with CCYBERSECURITYRISK
- 73. Leading ladies, at times?6 letters, starts with UUSHERS
- 75. ___ Ryan, actress who played the church secretary Amelia on "Amen"3 letters, starts with RROZ
- 76. Use praise to persuade9 letters, starts with SSWEETTALK
- 79. Babylon Fortress locale5 letters, starts with CCAIRO
- 80. Egyptian sky god5 letters, starts with HHORUS
- 82. Quick, sharp bark3 letters, starts with YYAP
- 83. ___-Missouria Winter Encampment (annual event in Newkirk, Okla.)4 letters, starts with OOTOE
- 84. Memorial designer Maya3 letters, starts with LLIN
- 85. Body area that may be pulled by an athlete5 letters, starts with GGROIN
- 87. Site of the "Center of the Universe" (in Oklahoma)5 letters, starts with TTULSA
- 89. Object from which Yoshi hatches in "Super Mario World"3 letters, starts with EEGG
- 90. Math teacher's favorite board game?18 letters, starts with AALGEBRAICOPERATION
- 96. Crows like some humans5 letters, starts with BBRAGS
- 97. Plans for making tax-deferred investments4 letters, starts with IIRAS
- 98. "Money ___ grow on trees!"6 letters, starts with DDOESNT
- 102. Dallas athlete's favorite board game?15 letters, starts with CCOWBOYDIPLOMACY
- 108. Material of a sheet5 letters, starts with PPAPER
- 109. Two-for-___ sale3 letters, starts with OONE
- 110. "My Mommy Is Beautiful" artist Yoko3 letters, starts with OONO
- 111. Org. with tow trucks3 letters, starts with AAAA
- 113. Part for a thespian4 letters, starts with RROLE
- 114. Tyke's tattling threat7 letters, starts with IILLTELL
- 118. Lawyer's favorite board game?13 letters, starts with LLEGALMONOPOLY
- 124. Not man-made7 letters, starts with NNATURAL
- 125. Means of correcting a mistake6 letters, starts with EERASER
- 126. Naval officer's slacks6 letters, starts with KKHAKIS
- 127. Organized groups ... or groups of organs7 letters, starts with SSYSTEMS
- 128. ___ Kid (nickname for Willie Mays with a rhyming descriptor)6 letters, starts with SSAYHEY
- 129. One on track to win?5 letters, starts with HHORSE
Down
- 1. Would like to join6 letters, starts with WWANTIN
- 2. "Doing okay"6 letters, starts with IIMGOOD
- 3. PR strategist7 letters, starts with SSPINDOC
- 4. What a question mark in a crossword clue often indicates3 letters, starts with PPUN
- 5. Moved quickly4 letters, starts with SSPED
- 6. Seen less frequently5 letters, starts with RRARER
- 7. ___ hair (style that may feature sideswept bangs)3 letters, starts with EEMO
- 8. He steals the lamp from Jafar in "Aladdin"3 letters, starts with AABU
- 9. Give a nickname to3 letters, starts with DDUB
- 10. Web connection inits.3 letters, starts with DDSL
- 11. "20/20" correspondent Lynn5 letters, starts with SSHERR
- 12. Singles at a ballpark, e.g.8 letters, starts with BBASEHITS
- 13. Spanish interjection3 letters, starts with OOLE
- 14. Org. for the Cavs and Mavs3 letters, starts with NNBA
- 15. The ___ Four (nickname for the Beatles)3 letters, starts with FFAB
- 16. Seriously impressed5 letters, starts with IINAWE
- 17. Early ___ (one awake at 5 a.m., say)5 letters, starts with RRISER
- 18. Lightens, as a burden5 letters, starts with EEASES
- 19. Apt surname for a literature professor5 letters, starts with RREADE
- 23. Yank (on)3 letters, starts with TTUG
- 28. Follows, as advice6 letters, starts with AACTSON
- 31. Be incorrect3 letters, starts with EERR
- 33. "The Weakest Link" host Robinson4 letters, starts with AANNE
- 34. Honeyed brews5 letters, starts with MMEADS
- 35. "Robin Hood: Men in Tights" director Brooks3 letters, starts with MMEL
- 36. "Secret" fan7 letters, starts with AADMIRER
- 37. Weapon hidden in "orange peels"4 letters, starts with EEPEE
- 38. EMT's skill3 letters, starts with CCPR
- 39. Actress Basinger or Cattrall3 letters, starts with KKIM
- 41. Exceptional fighter pilots7 letters, starts with AAIRACES
- 45. Grinder in one's mouth5 letters, starts with MMOLAR
- 46. Tollbooth convenience on the Chicago Skyway5 letters, starts with IIPASS
- 47. Socialite on "Schitt's Creek" who befriends 71 Down6 letters, starts with AALEXIS
- 48. Piece of rinkball footwear8 letters, starts with IICESKATE
- 49. "Booped" body part4 letters, starts with NNOSE
- 50. "Married ... With Children" characters?4 letters, starts with DDOTS
- 51. Greek personification of the dawn3 letters, starts with EEOS
- 52. Smartphone installation3 letters, starts with AAPP
- 53. Getting in touch with8 letters, starts with RREACHING
- 58. Machine with a lint trap5 letters, starts with DDRYER
- 61. Japanese manufacturer of Elf trucks5 letters, starts with IISUZU
- 62. Voucher4 letters, starts with CCHIT
- 63. Lacks other options5 letters, starts with HHASTO
- 65. River through southern Catalonia4 letters, starts with EEBRO
- 66. Like the X-Men6 letters, starts with HHEROIC
- 68. Settled up in advance7 letters, starts with PPREPAID
- 70. Liquid in a frying pan7 letters, starts with CCORNOIL
- 71. Café Tropical owner on "Schitt's Creek" who befriends 47 Down5 letters, starts with TTWYLA
- 72. Baker's fungus5 letters, starts with YYEAST
- 73. Sch. close to Hollywood4 letters, starts with UUCLA
- 74. Go on an ocean voyage4 letters, starts with SSAIL
- 77. Section of a cut tree3 letters, starts with LLOG
- 78. Tavern barrel3 letters, starts with KKEG
- 80. ___ sauce (dip for moo shu pork)6 letters, starts with HHOISIN
- 81. Teakettle output5 letters, starts with SSTEAM
- 85. Shade in black-and-white films4 letters, starts with GGRAY
- 86. Some handmade toys8 letters, starts with RRAGDOLLS
- 88. Major or Minor preceder in astronomy4 letters, starts with UURSA
- 91. Retreat by the shore3 letters, starts with EEBB
- 92. Frat guy3 letters, starts with BBRO
- 93. Whiz3 letters, starts with PPRO
- 94. Alley-___3 letters, starts with OOOP
- 95. Like a bond trading close to its face value7 letters, starts with NNEARPAR
- 99. Freaks out6 letters, starts with SSPOOKS
- 100. "Nervous" person6 letters, starts with NNELLIE
- 101. Pair that beats a pair of deuces, in poker5 letters, starts with TTREYS
- 102. Minted metallic money5 letters, starts with CCOINS
- 103. Dental repair option5 letters, starts with OONLAY
- 104. Paintballers' bumps5 letters, starts with WWELTS
- 105. Flexible cylinders used by Olympic vaulters5 letters, starts with PPOLES
- 106. 1982 Toyota debut5 letters, starts with CCAMRY
- 107. Former 14 Down star ___ Ming3 letters, starts with YYAO
- 112. Cross in an Egyptology textbook4 letters, starts with AANKH
- 115. Short king?3 letters, starts with TTUT
- 116. Previously, in verse3 letters, starts with EERE
- 117. Hurried flight3 letters, starts with LLAM
- 119. Years to remember3 letters, starts with EERA
- 120. ___ Men's Chorus of Washington, D.C. (choir formed in 1981)3 letters, starts with GGAY
- 121. Grill residue3 letters, starts with AASH
- 122. "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Oscar winner Jamie ___ Curtis3 letters, starts with LLEE
- 123. "So that's your game!"3 letters, starts with OOHO
Fresh clues from recent puzzles
Questions
What is the answer to “Machine with a lint trap”?
DRYER, 5 letters: having no moisture.
When was “Machine with a lint trap” last seen in a crossword?
In the Washington Post Sunday crossword of September 7, 2025.
How many letters does the answer have?
5 letters, starting with D.