Clear the board
The crossword clue "Clear the board" is answered by ERASE, a 5-letter entry. Used 80 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 21 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ERASE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ERASE answer page.
Used 80 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 21 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 pilot 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
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
- Take the wheel - STEER, used 188 times
- Cream of the crop - ELITE, used 175 times
- In the lead - AHEAD, used 166 times
- Of the kidneys - RENAL, used 166 times
- On the ball - ALERT, used 145 times
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