Removes

The answer

ERASES

6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ERASES answer page.

Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 4 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.

• DOFFS (13 uses in xd)
• DELES (10 uses in xd)
• DELETES (5 uses in xd)
• RIDS (4 uses in xd)
• OUSTS (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for ERASES

Every other clue in this collection answered by ERASES, most used first.

• Wipes out - used 53 times, most recently in 2025
• Rubs out - used 51 times, most recently in 2024
• Obliterates - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
• Makes blank - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Wipes clean - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Expunges - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
• Deletes - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Clears - used 23 times, most recently in 2024
• Gets the lead out - used 16 times, most recently in 2020
• Cleans the slate - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
• Wipes off - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Wipes away - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Clears the board - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Clears a tape - used 7 times, most recently in 2005

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.

• Go by - ELAPSE, used 210 times
• Puts up - ERECTS, used 185 times
• Whole - ENTIRE, used 157 times
• Beethoven's Third - EROICA, used 151 times
• Main course - ENTREE, used 145 times
• Make beloved - ENDEAR, used 141 times

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