Clorox competitor

The answer to “Clorox competitor” in the New York Times crossword is LYSOL — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on February 8, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 47-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.

“Clorox competitor” answer

LYSOL (5 letters)

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Why the answer is LYSOL

LYSOL is the 5-letter solution that fits "Clorox competitor" in the NYT Crossword crossword on February 8, 2026 (47-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does LYSOL mean?

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

When else has “Clorox competitor” 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.

February 8, 2026 (most recent) → LYSOL. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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