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The Clue
Cancels (6 letter answer)
The Answer
ERASES
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Notes
The answer ERASES is seen frequently, appearing about once every 170 puzzles.
Related Clues
Backspaces, say
Cleans
Clears
Deletes
Destroys
Expunges
Nullifies
Obliterates
Removes
Undoes
An antonym for restores
Blots out
Cleans a blackboard
Cleans the slate
Clears the board
Clears the slate
Clears a tape
Does away with
Rubs out
Takes off
Uses rubber on
Wipes away
Wipes off
Wipes out
Gets the lead out
Lifts off, to typists
Prepares tapes for reuse
Takes back the lead?
Undoes pencil marks
Uses a pencil end
Wipes off the map
Goes back on one's word?
Definition
ERASE as a verb:
1. (erase, wipe out) = remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"
2. (erase, rub out, score out, efface, wipe off) = remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"
3. (erase, delete) = wipe out magnetically recorded information