Polish off

The answer

EAT

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EAT answer page.

Used 73 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• FINISH (3 uses in xd)
• EATUP (2 uses in xd)
• DEFEAT (1 uses in xd)
• KILL (1 uses in xd)
• USEUP (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for EAT

Every other clue in this collection answered by EAT, most used first.

• "Dig in!" - used 334 times, most recently in 2026
• Consume - used 268 times, most recently in 2026
• Chow down - used 257 times, most recently in 2026
• "Mangia!" - used 106 times, most recently in 2026
• Have a bite - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
• Nosh - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
• Break bread - used 89 times, most recently in 2025
• Have lunch - used 85 times, most recently in 2026
• Have a meal - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
• Gobble up - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
• Break a fast - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• Ingest - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Grab a bite - used 45 times, most recently in 2026

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Took a load off - SAT, used 198 times
• Take a load off - SIT, used 151 times
• Polished off - ATE, used 129 times
• Chop (off) - LOP, used 85 times
• Signs off on - OKS, used 78 times
• "All bets ___ off" - ARE, used 75 times

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