Wipe the slate clean

The answer

ERASE

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

Used 26 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 11 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.

• RESTART (2 uses in xd)
• STARTFRESH (1 uses in xd)

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
• 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

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.

• In the know - AWARE, used 356 times
• To the point - TERSE, used 194 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

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