| Use elbow grease on |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Sep 2025 |
| After saucy crosswords to begin with, the Guardian's getting clean (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
09 Sep 2025 |
| Look high and low |
Puzzler Backwords |
31 Aug 2025 |
| Search for carbon in tart (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
26 Aug 2025 |
| Scrub hard, as a pot |
LA Times Daily |
19 Aug 2025 |
| Comb, search (5) |
Puzzler |
24 Jul 2025 |
| Clean by vigorous rubbing |
|
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| Scrub thoroughly |
Newsday |
08 Jul 2025 |
| Search thoroughly to find first bit of custard in tart |
|
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| Search clean everywhere? (5) |
|
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| Clean it out using acid with carbon in it (5) |
|
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| Clean some tennis courts (5) |
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| Really clean |
LA Times Daily |
31 May 2025 |
| Ours out for 100 - that's the rub! |
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| Scrub |
The Telegraph Mini |
27 May 2025 |
| Scrub clean |
Puzzler Backwords |
24 May 2025 |
| Cleanse, harshly wash out (5) |
|
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| Look high and low |
Puzzler Backwords |
03 Apr 2025 |
| Scrub |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
31 Mar 2025 |
| Search notorious court cases |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Mar 2025 |
| Clean abrasively |
The Telegraph Mini |
24 Mar 2025 |
| Scrub with elbow grease |
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| Search thoroughly: - the crowd |
|
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| Use elbow grease on |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Mar 2025 |
| Vigorously scrub |
Commuter |
06 Mar 2025 |
| Search high and low |
New York Times |
28 Feb 2025 |
| Purge Conservative breaking rank |
|
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| Bitter about Charlie having to clean and polish (5) |
|
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| Clean up some of the tennis courts (5) |
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| Scrub roughly |
|
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| Polish range |
|
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| Scrub, cleanse (5) |
|
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| Discourage internal search (5) |
|
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| Search some of the magistrates' courts (5) |
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| Clean premises court retains (5) |
|
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| Clean inside of Tesco urgently |
|
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| A hard wash will make the cattle ill (5) |
|
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| Search; scrub (5) |
The Guardian Speedy |
01 Dec 2024 |
| Rub to clean |
Premier Sunday |
01 Dec 2024 |
| Clean part of this courtyard (5) |
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| Scrub with steel wool |
USA Today |
23 Nov 2024 |
| Bitter, getting caught in hunt (5) |
|
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| Range over an area in a clean-up operation |
|
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| Search thoroughly |
Mirror Tea Time |
28 Oct 2024 |
| Search for the pith of a discourse? (5) |
|
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| What cleaner does in Earls Court to some extent |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
16 Oct 2024 |
| Clean with effort |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Oct 2024 |
| Scrub clean with acid round top of cistern (5) |
|
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| Clean clubs in acid (5) |
|
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| Clean with an abrasive |
|
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| Range over in search (5) |
|
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| Do a rough job of cleaning (5) |
|
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| Use elbow grease on |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Sep 2024 |
| Thoroughly clean acid round top of cylinder (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
16 Sep 2024 |
| Search for a boy in uniform (5) |
|
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| Cleanse by hard rubbing |
|
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| Scrub part of the discourse (5) |
|
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| Search thoroughly |
Mirror Tea Time |
29 Aug 2024 |
| Clean pots vigorously, e.g. |
The Telegraph Mini |
14 Aug 2024 |
| What the questing rangers do in "Captains Courageous" (5) |
|
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| Scrub turned biting cold |
The Telegraph Toughie |
03 Jul 2024 |
| Caught in bitter search (5) |
|
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| Polish, cleanse (5) |
|
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| Rub hard, scrub (5) |
|
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| Range about to make the cattle loose (5) |
|
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| 100 Romans get sour and scrub hard (5) |
|
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| Search thoroughly and energetically (5) |
|
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| Look high and low |
Puzzler Backwords |
01 May 2024 |
| Search certain in Paris to include firm (5) |
|
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| Range over searchingly (5) |
|
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| Scrub until sparkling clean |
|
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| Subject to a thorough search (5) |
|
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| ___ the globe (look far and wide) |
USA Today |
04 Apr 2024 |
| Search in the tennis court (5) |
|
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| Scrub vigorously |
USA Today |
29 Mar 2024 |
| Remove any deposit from the tennis-court (5) |
|
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| Polish hard |
|
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| Do a deep cleaning |
|
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| Clean with effort |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Mar 2024 |
| Scrub clean |
Puzzler Backwords |
09 Mar 2024 |
| Polish company in revolutionary Russia |
|
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| Scrub and polish |
|
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| Use elbow grease on |
LA Times Daily |
28 Jan 2024 |
| Look high and low (5) |
Puzzler |
28 Jan 2024 |
| Search thoroughly for (5) |
|
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| First of Camorra dons turned clean (5) |
|
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| First of Camorra dons turned clean |
The Telegraph Toughie |
19 Jan 2024 |
| Clean with abrasive |
Puzzler Backwords |
02 Jan 2024 |
| Search inside disco, urgently |
|
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| Scrub thoroughly |
Newsday |
20 Dec 2023 |
| Clean up part of a dirty discourse! (5) |
|
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| Use elbow grease on |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Dec 2023 |
| Scrub well |
Newsday |
29 Oct 2023 |
| Scrub well |
Newsday |
06 Oct 2023 |
| Search high and low |
The Times Concise |
04 Sep 2023 |
| Really scrub |
Universal |
31 Aug 2023 |
| Use a Brillo pad, say |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jul 2023 |
| Go over well |
Newsday |
15 Jul 2023 |
| Clean with effort |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Apr 2023 |
| Search all over |
LA Times Daily |
30 Mar 2023 |
| Clean with elbow grease |
LA Times Daily |
16 Mar 2023 |
| Scrub; search |
The Telegraph Quick |
15 Mar 2023 |
| Clean with steel wool, say |
New York Times |
07 Mar 2023 |
| Scrub part of tennis court |
The Guardian Quiptic |
20 Feb 2023 |
| Search thoroughly |
USA Today |
27 Jan 2023 |
| Clean deeply |
Newsday |
18 Jan 2023 |
| Get rid of some pot stickers? |
Universal |
06 Jan 2023 |
| Use elbow grease on |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Nov 2022 |
| Scrub with steel wool, say |
LA Times Daily |
24 Oct 2022 |
| Search thoroughly |
USA Today |
23 Oct 2022 |
| Clean by scrubbing |
The Times Concise |
07 Oct 2022 |
| Clean vigorously |
New York Times |
22 Aug 2022 |
| Scrub energetically |
LA Times Daily |
15 Aug 2022 |
| Scrub thoroughly |
Newsday |
08 Aug 2022 |
| Search thoroughly |
Newsday |
30 Jun 2022 |
| Clean with effort |
Thomas Joseph |
25 May 2022 |
| Search high and low |
Wall Street Journal |
23 May 2022 |
| Search thoroughly |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 May 2022 |
| Use elbow grease on |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Apr 2022 |
| Search high and low |
The Washington Post |
04 Apr 2022 |
| Search high and low |
LA Times Daily |
04 Apr 2022 |
| Use elbow grease on |
The Washington Post |
21 Feb 2022 |
| Use elbow grease on |
LA Times Daily |
21 Feb 2022 |
| Scrub thoroughly |
|
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| Polish Conservative, outwardly disagreeable |
The Telegraph Toughie |
14 Oct 2021 |
| Thoroughly search tart concealing cents |
|
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| Really clean |
New York Times |
14 Aug 2021 |
| Scrub really hard |
USA Today |
24 Jul 2021 |
| Scrub, as a pan |
Universal |
20 Jun 2021 |
| Really clean |
Newsday |
19 Jun 2021 |
| Go over thoroughly |
Wall Street Journal |
06 May 2021 |
| Scrub |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Apr 2021 |
| Use elbow grease on |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Apr 2021 |
| Search diligently |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Mar 2021 |
| Search thoroughly |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Mar 2021 |
| Polish Catholic tucked into tart |
|
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| Clean by hard rubbing |
The Times Concise |
30 Jan 2021 |
| Search scrub |
|
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| Clean vigorously |
USA Today |
16 Dec 2020 |
| Scrub hard |
|
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| Clean with elbow grease |
New York Times |
06 Oct 2020 |
| Scrub |
Newsday |
29 Sep 2020 |
| . Polish Catholic visiting very old city |
|
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| Make grime pay? |
Jonesin |
04 Aug 2020 |
| Put Ajax to work |
Universal |
24 Jul 2020 |
| Thoroughly clean |
USA Today |
15 Jul 2020 |
| Search with great care |
Newsday |
28 Jun 2020 |
| Bitter about Conservative purge |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Jun 2020 |
| Clean abrasively |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Jun 2020 |
| Really clean |
LA Times Daily |
25 Mar 2020 |
| Really clean |
The Washington Post |
25 Mar 2020 |
| Clean with steel wool, say |
USA Today |
20 Mar 2020 |
| Bitter about Conservative purge |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Feb 2020 |
| Polish off course, mostly |
|
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| Clean thoroughly |
Newsday |
25 Dec 2019 |
| Do a kitchen job |
Jonesin |
24 Dec 2019 |
| Polish off course, mostly |
|
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| Use 53-Down on |
USA Today |
22 Nov 2019 |
| Search in part of Earls Court |
|
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| Use steel wool on |
New York Times |
02 Sep 2019 |
| Scrub vigorously |
New York Times |
05 Aug 2019 |
| Clean by rubbing with a rough material |
|
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| Clean thoroughly |
The Washington Post Sunday |
28 Jul 2019 |
| Thoroughly clean comb |
|
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| Use elbow grease on |
USA Today |
23 Jun 2019 |
| Work on a baked-on mess |
Wall Street Journal |
15 May 2019 |
| It's drag in the middle of sermon |
|
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| Search thoroughly |
Newsday |
09 May 2019 |
| Scrub a surface, say |
|
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| Work on a baked-on mess |
|
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| Scrub vigorously |
|
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| Use steel wool on |
|
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| Use elbow grease on |
|
|
| Bitter about constant purge |
The Sun Two Speed |
26 Dec 2018 |
| Search high and low |
Newsday |
01 Nov 2018 |
| Clean pots |
Universal |
13 Jul 2018 |
| Clean with elbow grease |
USA Today |
01 May 2018 |
| Clean pots |
|
|
| Clean with elbow grease |
|
|
| Search far and wide |
The Washington Post |
28 Dec 2017 |
| Search far and wide |
LA Times Daily |
28 Dec 2017 |
| Clean with effort |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Nov 2017 |
| Search part of this courtyard |
|
|
| Look minutely for Carbon in an acidic environment |
|
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| Examine thoroughly part of this coursework |
|
|
| Scrub, as pots |
Universal |
01 Jul 2017 |
| Search, getting bad-tempered, catching cold |
|
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| Clean comb |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Mar 2017 |
| Search, getting bad-tempered, catching cold |
|
|
| Scrub, as pots |
|
|
| Search far and wide |
|
|
| Search far and wide |
New York Times |
18 Sep 2016 |
| Use a Brillo pad |
LA Times Daily |
09 Sep 2016 |
| Resentful about cocaine search |
|
|
| Use a Brillo pad |
USA Today |
18 Jun 2016 |
| Hunt through – and bitter about Cameron's leadership |
|
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| Clean by hard rubbing |
The Guardian Quick |
06 May 2016 |
| Scrub |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Apr 2016 |
| Search comprehensively |
The Washington Post |
22 Apr 2016 |
| Use steel wool on |
Newsday |
20 Apr 2016 |
| Search for small trial room cut short |
|
|
| Use Brillo on |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Mar 2016 |
| Search all over |
New York Times |
02 Mar 2016 |
| Initially, surgeons can't operate until really clean |
|
|
| Search exhaustively |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
29 Jan 2016 |
| Search intensely |
USA Today |
16 Jan 2016 |
| Use a Brillo pad |
|
|
| Search far and wide |
|
|
| Use a Brillo pad |
|
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| Search exhaustively |
|
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| Search intensely |
|
|
| Clean with hard rubbing |
Irish Times Simplex |
24 Dec 2015 |
| Clean, as dirty pots |
Universal |
11 Dec 2015 |
| Scrub |
USA Today |
09 Nov 2015 |
| Scrub thoroughly |
Newsday |
05 Oct 2015 |
| Clean comb |
|
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| Clean comb |
|
|
| Use elbow grease on |
Universal |
10 May 2015 |
| Clean with elbow grease |
LA Times Daily |
04 May 2015 |
| Search all over |
Family Time |
27 Apr 2015 |
| Turn upside down to clean |
The Telegraph Toughie |
21 Apr 2015 |
| Scrub |
|
|
| Scrub thoroughly |
|
|
| Clean with elbow grease |
|
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| Clean, as dirty pots |
|
|
| Use elbow grease on |
|
|
| Search hard |
|
|
| Thoroughly search special sports venue, saving a little time |
|
|
| Gathers courage for an internal search |
|
|
| Clean search |
|
|
| Use elbow grease on |
|
|
| Scrub |
|
|
| Comb |
|
|
| Rub with elbow grease |
|
|
| Use steel wool, e.g. |
|
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| Bottle takes no time — after seconds it's clean |
|
|
| Clean with elbow grease, as a greasy pot |
|
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| Clean by scrubbing |
|
|
| Use an S.O.S pad |
|
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| Search every inch of |
|
|
| Rub to clean |
|
|
| Burnish |
|
|
| Scrub well |
|
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| Clean vigorously |
|
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| Scrub clean |
|
|
| Scrub |
|
|
| Clean with steel wool |
|
|
| Comb |
|
|
| Clean with elbow grease |
|
|
| Clean with hard rubbing |
|
|
| Scrub |
|
|
| Use Brillo, say |
|
|
| Use 121-Across on |
|
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| Use 121-Across on |
|
|
| Pore over |
|
|
| Search with a fine-tooth comb |
|
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| Clean vigorously |
|
|
| Clean energetically |
|
|
| Search high and low |
|
|
| Work with steel wool |
|
|
| Really clean |
|
|
| Really scrub |
|
|
| Search thoroughly |
|
|
| Search every inch of |
|
|
| Use steel wool on |
|
|
| Use a Brillo pad |
|
|
| Search thoroughly |
|
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| Scrub thoroughly |
|
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| Search all over |
|
|
| Clean, as pots |
|
|
| Scrub well |
|
|
| Search high and low |
|
|
| Search all over |
|
|
| Search widely |
|
|
| Scrub |
|
|
| Rub and rub |
|
|
| Search intensely |
|
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| Rub clean |
|
|
| Search high and low |
|
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| Scrub |
|
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| Carefully search |
|
|
| Use elbow grease |
|
|
| Clean thoroughly |
|
|
| Look high and low (for) |
|
|
| Use elbow grease on |
|
|
| Search thoroughly |
|
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| Search thoroughly |
|
|
| Search through thoroughly |
|
|
| Search thoroughly |
|
|
| Rub, rub, rub |
|
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| Scrub |
|
|
| Search thoroughly |
|
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| Clean with elbow grease |
|
|
| Rub, rub, rub |
|
|
| Use Brillo |
|
|
| Search high and low |
|
|
| Search high and low |
|
|
| Deep clean |
|
|
| Use some elbow grease |
|
|
| Scrub strenuously |
|
|
| Comb |
|
|
| Use an SOS pad |
|
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| Scrub hard |
|
|
| Use an SOS pad |
|
|
| Comb |
|
|
| Rub and rub and rub |
|
|
| Search intensely |
|
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| Search intensely |
|
|
| Search through |
|
|
| Clean well |
|
|
| Search high and low |
|
|
| Search high and low |
|
|
| Use steel wool and elbow grease |
|
|
| Search through thoroughly |
|
|
| Use steel wool |
|
|
| Clean, and how |
|
|
| Search high and low |
|
|
| Hair untangler |
|
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| Clean with hard rubbing |
|
|
| Comb well |
|
|
| Search thoroughly |
|
|
| Scrub strenuously |
|
|
| Use some elbow grease |
|
|
| Clean the sink |
|
|
| Use an S.O.S. pad |
|
|
| Cleanse completely |
|
|
| Search thoroughly |
|
|
| Comb |
|
|
| Use Brillo |
|
|
| Clean, but good |
|
|
| Make pots shine |
|
|
| Scrub |
|
|
| Search over |
|
|
| Scrub hard |
|
|
| Clean with elbow grease |
|
|
| Search thoroughly |
|
|
| Use an abrasive |
|
|
| Rub and rub and rub |
|
|
| Search high and low |
|
|
| Clean the pots |
|
|
| Use steel wool, e.g. |
|
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| Scrub strenuously |
|
|
| Clean the pots |
|
|
| Search thoroughly through |
|
|
| Do rub-a-dub-dub |
|
|
| Wages: Brit. |
|
|
| Use steel wool |
|
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| Wash abrasively |
|
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| Clean thoroughly |
|
|
| Clean the tub |
|
|
| Thoroughly comb |
|
|
| Clean pots |
|
|
| Look everywhere in |
|
|
| Use an S.O.S |
|
|
| Ransack |
|
|
| Look high and low |
|
|
| Burnish |
|
|
| Scrub a tub, maybe |
|
|
| Search thoroughly |
|
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| Clean thoroughly |
|
|
| Clean energetically |
|
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| Wash away |
|
|
| Cleanse thoroughly |
|
|
| Search thoroughly |
|
|
| Use steel wool |
|
|
| Scrub thoroughly |
|
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| Scrub hard |
|
|
| Search hurriedly |
|
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| Search widely |
|
|
| Search carefully |
|
|
| Do a cleaning chore |
|
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| Work on dirty pans |
|
|
| Use a soap pad |
|
|
| Clean the frying pan |
|
|
| Do a scullery job |
|
|
| Polish |
|
|
| Do a kitchen job |
|
|
| Work on pans |
|
|
| Clean well. |
|
|
| Range about in search of something. |
|
|
| Range over, as in search. |
|
|
| Clean. |
|
|
| Polish thoroughly. |
|
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| Search thoroughly. |
|
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| Cleanse by rubbing. |
|
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| Rake with hostile fire. |
|
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| Search for diligently. |
|
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| Rub hard. |
|
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| Wash away. |
|
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| Pass over quickly. |
|
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| Range over. |
|
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| Cleanse. |
|
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| Wash and rub. |
|
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| Search very thoroughly |
|
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