The Clue
Sweep away (10 letter answer)
The Answer
OBLITERATE
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Notes
The answer OBLITERATE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Erase
Expunge
Wipe out
Definition
OBLITERATE as a verb:
1. (kill, obliterate, wipe out) = mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President's speech"
2. (obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide) = make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
3. (obliterate, efface) = remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"
4. do away with completely, without leaving a trace
OBLITERATE as an adjective:
1. (blotted out, obliterate, obliterated) = reduced to nothingness