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Definitions for word ERASE

The following 174 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Sunday, November 08, 2009110AObliterateRobert W. Harris
Tuesday, October 06, 200969ARub outMatt Ginsberg
Sunday, August 30, 2009125ATake outAshish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan
Wednesday, July 22, 200943AWipePatrick Blindauer
Tuesday, July 14, 200932DWipe outDonna S. Levin
Friday, June 05, 200930DSee 7-DownMartin Ashwood-Smith
Tuesday, May 26, 200930DRender blank, as a floppy diskMike Nothnagel
Sunday, April 26, 200974DGet out of the line?Trip Payne
Tuesday, April 21, 200918DClear, as a tapeRonald J. and Nancy J. Byron
Thursday, February 26, 200941AClean, in a wayBrendan Emmett Quigley
Tuesday, December 09, 200838ATake marks offC. W. Stewart
Monday, November 10, 200868AClear the blackboardGail Grabowski
Sunday, September 14, 200818ADo away withJeremy Newton
Monday, August 04, 200849DWipe outOliver Hill
Sunday, June 29, 200826AWipe outTony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer
Sunday, May 25, 2008121AName-drop, maybe?Elizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, April 16, 200864ARecorder functionEdward Sessa
Tuesday, April 15, 200857AClear the blackboardKen Bessette
Wednesday, February 13, 200863ABackspace over textElizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, October 08, 200728ARub outSteve Kahn
Tuesday, June 26, 200758AWipe cleanRay Fontenot
Monday, May 14, 200766ARub outPaula Gamache
Monday, April 30, 200731AClear, as a chalkboardAllan E. Parrish
Thursday, April 19, 200759ARemove, as charactersHenry Hook
Friday, April 13, 200740AUnmake tracksPatrick Berry
Wednesday, February 28, 200715AWipe outElizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, November 28, 20061AClear awayAlan Arbesfeld
Friday, October 06, 200625ATake marks offNancy Joline
Thursday, August 10, 200663AClearTodd McClary
Monday, July 17, 200621DRub outLarry Paul
Thursday, January 26, 200639ATake offManny Nosowsky
Monday, December 19, 200524ADeleteRichard Hughes
Monday, October 24, 200530AObliterateLynn Lempel
Wednesday, September 21, 200513DDemagnetize, maybeAnne Garellick
Sunday, September 04, 20056DNot leave one's markRichard Silvestri
Sunday, June 12, 200576ADeleteJoe Bower
Monday, April 25, 200567AObliterateAlison Donald
Wednesday, April 13, 200518DCompletely demagnetize, sayAllan E. Parrish
Sunday, March 06, 200561DTotally eliminateJohn Greenman
Friday, March 04, 200533ARemoveMyles Callum
Monday, February 07, 200561AClear the blackboardGordon Seaberg
Sunday, January 02, 200559DClear the tapePatrick Merrell
Saturday, December 18, 200417AMake blankDana Motley
Sunday, December 05, 2004118AGet rid ofDavid J. Kahn
Monday, October 18, 200438DWipe outSteve Kahn
Tuesday, September 21, 200424DRub outAndrea Carla Michaels
Wednesday, September 01, 200431DWipe outJim Conklin
Sunday, August 15, 2004146ABleep outBrendan Emmett Quigley
Saturday, August 14, 20046DWipeJoe DiPietro
Tuesday, April 20, 200424ADemagnetize, as a tapeAllan E. Parrish
Tuesday, January 13, 200455DWipe cleanM. Francis Vuolo
Tuesday, December 30, 200356AWipe outNancy Kavanaugh
Monday, December 29, 200316AWipe off, as a slateGregory E. Paul
Sunday, December 14, 200338AClear the slateElizabeth C. Gorski
Friday, November 21, 200349DMake blankDavid Ainslie Macleod
Monday, November 10, 200354DClear the slateGail A. MacLean
Sunday, November 09, 200337AClear the slatePatrick Berry
Monday, November 03, 200332ADelete from a diskMarjorie Berg
Monday, October 13, 200331AWipe cleanEric Berlin
Sunday, June 22, 200337DDo away withJohn Duschatko
Monday, June 02, 200333DShake, as an Etch A SketchGregory E. Paul
Friday, May 16, 200321DTake out lines?Michael Shteyman
Wednesday, May 07, 200370AClean offAlan Arbesfeld
Monday, February 10, 200366AClear the boardsNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Sunday, December 29, 200250DTake marks offRichard Silvestri
Sunday, December 15, 200228AObliterateRIchard Hughes
Sunday, September 01, 200239DEliminatePatrick Berry
Monday, August 05, 200265ARemove from the blackboardManny Nosowsky
Monday, June 03, 200239DUse the backspace keyGregory E. Paul
Wednesday, April 17, 200267AClear the slateRichard Silvestri
Sunday, March 31, 200265DObliterateLynn Lempel
Wednesday, March 20, 200222AExpungeElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, February 10, 200276ADo away withHarvey Estes & Nancy Salomon
Tuesday, January 22, 200225DWipe cleanRichard Chisholm
Tuesday, January 08, 200268AClear the tapeJanet R. Bender
Sunday, November 25, 200167AWipe outBob Klahn and Harvey Estes
Saturday, October 27, 200145ADictaphone buttonTrip Payne
Sunday, September 16, 200154ATake awayBill Zais
Monday, May 21, 200159AWipe cleanJoan Yanofsky
Friday, May 04, 200142AClearElizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, April 08, 200142DEffaceRandolph Ross
Wednesday, February 14, 200164APrepare for reuse, perhapsRobert Dillman
Monday, November 27, 200025AWipe outNancy Salomon and Marjorie Berg
Monday, October 23, 200032AClear the blackboardNancy Salomon and Marjorie Berg
Wednesday, October 18, 200050DLeave rubber, in a wayThomas W. Schier
Monday, September 11, 200026DClean a blackboardGregory E. Paul
Wednesday, September 06, 200061ARemove from memoryMatt Gaffney
Tuesday, August 08, 200012DDeleteJoy L. Wouk
Thursday, June 01, 200047AGet rid ofDavid J. Kahn
Sunday, May 28, 200085ARemove marginaliaRichard Silvestri
Monday, May 22, 200028DClear, as a diskNancy Salomon and Louis Hildebrand
Sunday, May 14, 2000135AClear the boardsBill Zais and Nancy Salomon
Thursday, May 11, 200016AObliteratePeter Abide
Friday, April 14, 200048DTake offMartin Ashwood-Smith
Sunday, March 19, 2000107AGo back to square oneGreg Staples
Monday, February 14, 20005DDeleteNancy Kavanaugh
Tuesday, February 08, 200035ADemagnetize, as a tapeFred Piscop
Tuesday, January 18, 20001AClear the blackboardNancy Salomon
Sunday, October 31, 199923ATake outFrank Longo
Tuesday, October 12, 19994DMake blankEd Early
Monday, October 11, 199914AWipe, as a blackboardGregory E. Paul
Tuesday, September 14, 199925AClear, as a diskElizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, August 09, 199916ARemove from a diskElizabeth C. Gorski
Friday, July 16, 199923AOffGerald R. Ferguson
Sunday, June 27, 199925DRemove a slip?Robert Malinow
Thursday, June 03, 199914AWipe outFrances Hansen
Sunday, May 30, 199951ADo inCathy Millhauser
Monday, January 04, 199923DRemove, as marksGregory E. Paul
Tuesday, December 01, 19986DRub outStephanie Spadaccini
Saturday, October 24, 199829ABump offRich Norris
Tuesday, October 13, 199865AClear the boardNancy Salomon
Wednesday, September 30, 199854DObliterateFran and Lou Sabin
Tuesday, September 01, 199852DWipe outGene Newman
Thursday, August 13, 199856ABump offA. J. Santora
Monday, June 08, 19982DWipe outMark Danna
Thursday, May 28, 199837AClearPatrick Jordan
Tuesday, May 05, 199835DRub outStephanie Spadaccini
Tuesday, April 21, 199831AOpposite of pencil inFred Piscop
Monday, April 13, 199868AClear the chalkboardGregory E. Paul
Saturday, April 11, 199813DClean, in a wayGerald R. Ferguson
Monday, February 16, 199818DClear the chalkboardPeter Gordon
Wednesday, September 24, 199724DExpungeWayne Robert Williams
Wednesday, August 20, 199767AClearChuck Deodene
Saturday, June 21, 199748DTape deck optionGerald R. Ferguson
Tuesday, February 18, 199742AExpungeF. Piscop
Tuesday, January 07, 199760ADestroyJ. Schmalzbach
Sunday, December 01, 199616DClearD. J. Kahn
Monday, October 28, 199638AClear the blackboardR. Norris
Thursday, July 18, 199650DExpungeW. R. Williams
Wednesday, June 26, 199623AClearP. Jordan
Sunday, May 26, 199625AClear the boardsR. Ross
Tuesday, May 21, 199615AWipe outJ. Schmalzbach
Monday, April 15, 199670AWipe outS. L. Robbins
Saturday, April 13, 199629DObliterateG. R. Ferguson
Monday, March 25, 19969AClear the blackboardF. & L. Sabin
Tuesday, March 12, 199639DDe-chalkR. J. Hartman
Monday, March 04, 19968DClear the boardS. B. Whitten
Monday, February 12, 199611DWipe outS. Robbins
Tuesday, January 23, 199656DRub cleanB. Lubbers
Tuesday, December 12, 199532DClear a cassetteGregory E. Paul
Monday, November 20, 199552DClear the boardSidney L. Robbins
Saturday, November 18, 199524AWipe outGlenton Petgrave
Tuesday, November 14, 199546AWipe cleanGregory E. Paul
Wednesday, November 08, 199560AClear the tapeGlenn E. Sykes
Monday, October 09, 199527DDelete-key functionGregory E. Paul
Monday, August 28, 199558ADe-file a disk?Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sunday, August 27, 1995115AExpungeMartin Schneider
Friday, June 23, 199529DClear the boardsManny Nosowsky
Monday, June 05, 199525DWipe outGregory E. Paul
Monday, April 03, 199567AExpungeRandall J. Hartman
Friday, March 31, 199556AExpungeChuck Deodene
Tuesday, March 07, 199545AEliminateGregory E. Paul
Tuesday, February 28, 19958DRemove chalkNancy S. Ross
Monday, February 20, 199523ANullifyBernice Gordon
Tuesday, February 14, 199519AGet the lead outRandy Sowell
Wednesday, January 11, 19955ARewind functionStanley B. Whitten
Tuesday, January 10, 199512DClear the slateChristopher Page
Friday, January 06, 199558ADeleteFran & Lou Sabin
Saturday, November 26, 199416ARub offManny Nosowsky
Saturday, November 05, 199439AEliminateManny Nosowsky
Tuesday, October 11, 199468ARub outBernice Gordon
Tuesday, August 30, 199447AClear, as a tapeJonathan Schmatzbach
Sunday, July 03, 199498ATake outA.J. Santora
Sunday, May 15, 199474DWipe offCharles M. Deber
Thursday, May 05, 199455DGet rid ofMel Taub
Wednesday, May 04, 199414ADelete-key functionLouis Sabin
Thursday, April 28, 199415AGet the lead out?Randy Sowell
Wednesday, April 27, 199442ABackspace, on a computerRich Norris
Friday, March 04, 199426DCleanBetty Jorgensen
Thursday, January 20, 199420AObliterateLois Sidway
Wednesday, January 12, 199468AWipe outFred Piscop
Thursday, December 09, 199342AClean, as a computer diskJanie Lyons
Sunday, November 28, 199386AScratch outJoanne W. Edwards
Wednesday, November 24, 199326DVCR buttonNancy S. Ross