Remove pencil marks
The crossword clue "Remove pencil marks" is answered by ERASE, a 5-letter entry. Used 39 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ERASE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ERASE answer page.
Used 39 times across 14 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2012. It appears in 7 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 the board - used 80 times, most recently in 2026
- Clear the slate - used 61 times, most recently in 2025
- 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
- Rub off - used 33 times, most recently in 2025
- Answering machine button - used 30 times, most recently in 2016
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.
- Lasting marks - SCARS, used 27 times
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