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ERASE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ERASE answer page.

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2016. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ERASE

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

• Obliterate - used 256 times, most recently in 2025
• Wipe out - used 244 times, most recently in 2026
• Wipe clean - used 238 times, most recently in 2026
• Rub out - used 217 times, most recently in 2026
• Make blank - used 197 times, most recently in 2026
• Expunge - used 174 times, most recently in 2026
• Delete - used 159 times, most recently in 2026
• Wipe away - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
• Clear - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
• Clear the board - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
• Remove - used 75 times, most recently in 2025
• Clear the slate - used 61 times, most recently in 2025
• Get the lead out? - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Clean the slate - used 46 times, most recently in 2025
• Backspace over - used 45 times, most recently in 2025
• Wipe off - used 41 times, most recently in 2024
• Remove pencil marks - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Take out - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Eliminate - used 33 times, most recently in 2022
• Rub off - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
• Answering machine button - used 30 times, most recently in 2016
• Blot out - used 28 times, most recently in 2020
• Wipe the slate clean - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Clear a blackboard - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Clear the blackboard - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
• Cancel - used 24 times, most recently in 2003
• Wipe - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Eradicate - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Clear the tape - used 21 times, most recently in 2007
• Demagnetize, as a tape - used 21 times, most recently in 2015
• Efface. - used 21 times, most recently in 2016
• Clear the boards - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
• Do away with - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
• Wipe chalk from - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Strike out - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Shake an Etch A Sketch - used 17 times, most recently in 2020
• Do blackboard duty - used 16 times, most recently in 2013
• DVR option - used 16 times, most recently in 2022
• Remove all traces of - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Take off the board - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Undo - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Clear the chalkboard - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Get rid of - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Use the pink end of a pencil - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Clear, as a blackboard - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Remove data from - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Blank tapes? - used 12 times, most recently in 2011
• Clear, as a chalkboard - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Clear off - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Dry-___ board - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Remove from memory - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Remove from the board - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Tape over - used 12 times, most recently in 2008
• Blank out - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Rub clean - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Use one end of a pencil - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Clean the blackboard - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Clear, as a whiteboard - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Opposite of pencil in - used 10 times, most recently in 2012
• Remove entirely - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• Shake an Etch A Sketch, e.g. - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Wipe, as a blackboard - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Wipe away, as chalk - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Wipe clear - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Clean off a blackboard - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Clean the board - used 9 times, most recently in 2012
• Clear, as a tape - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Clear of data - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Leave no trace of - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Wipe the chalk from - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
• Clear a tape - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
• Clear, as a disk - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Clear, in a way - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Destroy - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
• Dry-___ marker - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Get the word out? - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Remove chalk from - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Rub away - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Rub the wrong away - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Scratch out - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Clean chalk from - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Clean off, as a whiteboard - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Correct a mistake - used 7 times, most recently in 2005
• Correct a pencil mistake - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Demagnetize - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Demagnetize, maybe - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Nullify - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Remove completely - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Use a pencil end - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Wipe the board - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Backspace through - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Bleep out - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• Clean a blackboard - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Clean off - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Clear from memory - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Make a clean slate? - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Remove all trace - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Remove chalk - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Take out, in a way - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Use Artgum - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• Wipe, as a whiteboard - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Wipe off the board - used 6 times, most recently in 2015

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.

• Steer clear of - AVOID, used 245 times
• It comes from the heart - AORTA, used 108 times
• Steer clear of - EVADE, used 98 times
• From the top - AGAIN, used 93 times
• Stay away from - AVOID, used 91 times
• Clear sky - ETHER, used 90 times

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