It gets the lead out
The crossword clue "It gets the lead out" is answered by ERASER, a 6-letter entry. Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
ERASER
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ERASER answer page.
Used 11 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ERASER
Every other clue in this collection answered by ERASER, most used first.
- Pencil end - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
- Pencil part - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Rubber - used 25 times, most recently in 2023
- Whiteboard accessory - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
- One end of a pencil - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Pencil topper - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Blackboard accessory - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Chalkboard accessory - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Desk item - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- Photoshop tool - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Chalk remover - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Classroom item - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Classroom need - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Correcting aid - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Pencil tip - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Boo-boo remover - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
- Utensil on a pencil - used 8 times, most recently in 1993
- Error remover - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Pink pencil part - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Schwarzenegger film - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
- End of a pencil - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
- Mistake remover - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Pencil attachment - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- Schoolbag item - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Come out - EMERGE, used 130 times
- Way out - EGRESS, used 115 times
- Draw out - ELICIT, used 101 times
- In the thick of - AMIDST, used 91 times
- Out of bed - ARISEN, used 80 times
- Takes the wheel - STEERS, used 75 times
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