The Clue
Tangled hair (3 letter answer)
The Answer
MOP
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Notes
The answer MOP is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
Related Clues
Dry ___
Swab
Swabber
Bad hairdo
Big shock?
Bushy hair
Challenge for a barber
Clean up
Cleaner's tool
Cleaning tool
Custodian's tool
Finish (up)
Floor cleaner
Gob's swab
Grooming challenge
Implement in a bucket
Item in a bucket
Mass of hair
Mess of hair
One with a replaceable head
Swabbie's handful
Tonsorial challenge
Unkempt hair
Unruly do
Unruly hair
Unruly locks
Big job for a barber
Certain head of hair
Do a floor chore
Finish completely, with "up"
"Rag ___," 1950 song
Thick head of hair
Thick mass of hair
Unruly head of hair
Implement you might wring
Definition
MOP as a noun:
1. (swab, swob, mop) = cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
MOP as a verb:
1. (wipe up, mop up, mop) = to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel"
2. (pout, mop, mow) = make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip; "mop and mow"; "The girl pouted"