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Rub Clean Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ERASE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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99%5Exact Match!
verb

• remove from memory or existence

• remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

• wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

98%4Exact Match!
noun

• the act of rubbing or wiping

verb

• rub with a circular motion

45%5Rub, rub, rub
noun

• a place that is scoured (especially by running water)

verb

• examine minutely

• clean with hard rubbing

• rub hard or scrub

• rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times23 Jan 1996 Down 56
New York Times03 Jul 1983 Across 52
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