Make blank
The crossword clue "Make blank" is answered by ERASE, a 5-letter entry. Used 197 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 13 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 197 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 13 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
- 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 the board - used 80 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.
- Make amends - ATONE, used 664 times
- Make into law - ENACT, used 206 times
- Make up (for) - ATONE, used 192 times
- Make sense - ADDUP, used 137 times
- Make happy - ELATE, used 133 times
- Make a speech - ORATE, used 127 times
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