Rug cleaner, for short Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Rug cleaner, for short featured in New York Times puzzle on January 11, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is VAC.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VAC Rug cleaner, for short (3) New York Times Jan 11, 2026
91% VACS Rug cleaners, for short (4)
8% AREA ___ rug (4) USA Today Dec 18, 2025
8% MAT Rug (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 2, 2025
7% CHAR Cleaner (4) (4) Puzzler Jan 16, 2026
7% WIPER Windshield cleaner (5) Eugene Sheffer Jan 15, 2026
7% RIPOFF Take to the cleaners (6) New York Times Jan 11, 2026
7% LYE Caustic cleaner (3)
7% CRAG Rugged cliff (4) Newsday Dec 30, 2025
7% SNUG ___ as a bug in a rug (4) Universal Dec 25, 2025

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