| 100% | WASHING | 7 | Keeping the body clean with water and soap |
| 61% | WASH | 4 | Clean with water and soap |
| 53% | WASH | 4 | Clean with soap and water |
| 53% | WASHING | 7 | Cleaning with soap and water |
| 52% | MOPPED | 6 | Cleaned a floor with water and soap |
| 45% | SUNDA | 5 | — Strait, the body of water between Java and Sumatra linking the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean |
| 42% | BATHE | 5 | Wash the body with water |
| 40% | WASH | 4 | Clean using soap and water, say |
| 40% | ARM | 3 | Part of the body with the humerus and radius |
| 40% | TORSO | 5 | Part of the body with the chest and abdomen |
| 40% | ARM | 3 | Body part with the biceps and triceps |
| 40% | LAVE | 4 | Wash with soap and water |
| 40% | BATHE | 5 | Wash with soap and water |
| 39% | NORTHSEA | 8 | Body of water between the UK and Norway |
| 39% | NORTHSEA | 8 | Body of water between the UK and Scandinavia |
| 39% | BATHE | 5 | Wash up with soap and water |
| 39% | CIRCUSES | 8 | Romans kept the masses happy with bread and these |
| 38% | THROAT | 6 | Part of the body that's with ear and nose in ENT |
| 38% | ARALSEA | 7 | Body of water on the border of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan |
| 38% | EPA | 3 | Organization concerned with clean air and water: Abbr. |
| 38% | EPA | 3 | Federal org. concerned with clean air and water |
| 38% | EPA | 3 | Group associated with the Clean Water Act: Abbr. |
| 38% | GARDENER | 8 | Worker who keeps the landscape clean and pristine |
| 38% | MONKEY | 6 | With the circled letters and 46-Across, playground keep-away game |
| 37% | LATEXPAINT | 10 | Wall covering that's washable with soap and water |
| 37% | EPA | 3 | Federal org. concerned with clean air and water (Abbr.) |
| 37% | SULU | 4 | ___ Sea, body of water between Borneo and the Philippines |
| 37% | OCEANS | 6 | Large bodies of water, like the Atlantic and Pacific |
| 37% | EPA | 3 | Government body concerned with clean water: Abbr. |
| 37% | WASH | 4 | Clean with water |