Bleach
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

DIM
Switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

WAN
A computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network

4 letters

DULL
Make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"

DUST
Remove the dust from; "dust the cabinets"

FADE
Gradually ceasing to be visible

FUME
Be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face

LIME
The green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees

PALE
Lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance"

SOUR
Having a sharp biting taste

TIDY
Receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)

WIPE
The act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub"

5 letters

CHALK
A piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces

CLEAN
A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead

DRAIN
Emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

FROST
The formation of frost or ice on a surface

PURGE
An abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place; "he died in a purge by Stalin"

WHITE
(usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth

6 letters

BESNOW

BLANCH
Cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them"

BLEACH
The act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)

BLENCH
Turn pale, as if in fear

CENSOR
A person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable

FADING
Weakening in force or intensity; "attenuation in the volume of the sound"

PALING
A fence made of upright pickets

PURIFY
Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"

REFORM
A change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"

SILVER
Silverware eating utensils

SPRUCE
Any coniferous tree of the genus Picea

WIPEUP
To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel"

WHITEN
Turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry"

7 letters

DECOLOR
Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

CLEANUP
The act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"

CLEANSE
Clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"

DELOUSE
Free of lice; "They deloused the prisoners after they liberated the camps"

DETERGE
Wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body; "This drug is powerful enough to deterge"

DUSTOFF

FADEOUT
Become weaker; "The sound faded out"

FRESHEN
Make fresh again

GRIZZLE
A grey wig

LIGHTEN
Make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"

SWEETEN
Make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable; "sweeten a deal"

TARNISH
Discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

WASHOUT
Wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt; "Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink"

WIPEOFF
Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"

WIPEOUT
A spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)

8 letters

BLEACHER
A worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.)

CHLORINE
A common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)

CLEANOUT
Empty completely; "We cleaned out all the drawers"

CLEANSER
A preparation used in cleaning something

CLEAROUT
Empty completely; "We cleaned out all the drawers"

DEPURATE

DISCOLOR
Lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored"

DRYCLEAN
Clean with chemical agents

GROWPALE

LUSTRATE
Purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials

SCAVENGE
Remove unwanted substances from

SWEEPOUT

TONEDOWN
Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

TURNPALE

WHITENER
An agent that makes things white or colorless

ETIOLATE
Make pale or sickly; "alcohol etiolates your skin"

PEROXIDE
A viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used (in aqueous solutions) as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels

DECOLOUR
Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

9 letters

TURNWHITE

BLEACHOUT
Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

DETERGENT
A cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension

WHITESOUR

WHITENING
Changing to a lighter color

BLANCHING

BLEACHING

DISCOLOUR
Change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"

EXPURGATE
Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

LOSECOLOR

10 letters

LOSECOLOUR

ETIOLATION
The act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something; "the etiolation of the critical tradition"

LIGHTENING
Changing to a lighter color

OXALICACID
A toxic colorless crystalline organic acid found in oxalis and other plants; used as a bleach and rust remover and in chemical analysis

STEAMCLEAN
Clean by means of steaming; "steam-clean the upholstered sofa"

BOWDLERISE
Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

BOWDLERIZE
Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

DECOLORANT

DECOLORISE
Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

DECOLORIZE
Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

11 letters

DECOLOURISE
Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

DECOLOURIZE
Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

DISCOLORISE
Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

DISCOLORIZE
Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

DECOLOURANT

ACHROMATIZE
Remove color from; "achromatize the lenses"

CHANGECOLOR

DECOLORIZER

12 letters

DECOLOURIZER

DECOLOURISER

CHANGECOLOUR

MADDERBLEACH

MARKETBLEACH

SULFURICACID
(H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry

DISCOLOURISE
Remove color from; "The sun bleached the red shirt"

DISINFECTANT
An agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease

DECOLORATION