Cleaned up, in a way

The answer to “Cleaned up, in a way” in the New York Times crossword is EDITED — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on September 21, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 73-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Cleaned up, in a way” answer

EDITED (6 letters)

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Why the answer is EDITED

EDITED is the 6-letter solution that fits "Cleaned up, in a way" in the NYT Crossword crossword on September 21, 2025 (73-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does EDITED mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of EDITED is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Cleaned up, in a way” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 21, 2025 (most recent) → EDITED. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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