Vegetables that should typically be sliced lengthwise before washing Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Vegetables that should typically be sliced lengthwise before washing featured in New York Times puzzle on February 8, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LEEKS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEEKS Vegetables that should typically be sliced lengthwise before washing (5) New York Times Feb 8, 2026
2% SCRUBUP Wash before operating on a patient (5,2) (7) Puzzler Feb 8, 2026
2% DIRTY In need of a wash (5) Puzzler Backwords Feb 8, 2026
2% SCRUB Wash vigorously (5) New York Times Mini Feb 8, 2026
2% HOLDWATER Wash, as will washing machine, for example (4,5) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 6, 2026
2% BLED Ran in the wash (4) Commuter Feb 6, 2026
2% DRYER Wash day appliance (5) LA Times Daily Feb 1, 2026
2% CUT Slice (3) The Telegraph Quick Jan 29, 2026
2% SLABS Thick slices (5) USA Today Jan 28, 2026
2% ONION Pungent slice on a burger (5) Newsday Jan 26, 2026

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