Abrade
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Irish Independent - Simple.
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Publications
- Irish Independent - Simple - Thursday, 30 Sep 2021
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Monday, 30 Aug 2021
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Wednesday, 4 Aug 2021
- The Sun Cryptic - Monday, 5 Jul 2021
- The Mirror Classic - Friday, 21 May 2021
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Monday, 17 May 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Tuesday, 23 Mar 2021
- The Daily Mail Smallest Hardest - Saturday, 20 Mar 2021
- The Mirror Classic - Monday, 22 Feb 2021
- The Sun Cryptic - Saturday, 16 Jan 2021
- The Mirror Classic - Saturday, 9 Jan 2021
- The Mirror Classic - Thursday, 24 Dec 2020
Crossword Answers
3 letters
RUB
The act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub"
4 letters
RASP
A coarse file with sharp pointed projections
WEAR
Go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"
SAND
Fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"
5 letters
ERODE
Become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"
GRIND
The act of grinding to a powder or dust
GRAZE
The act of grazing
SCOUR
A place that is scoured (especially by running water)
CHAFE
Anger produced by some annoying irritation
GRATE
A frame of iron bars to hold a fire
6 letters
ABRASE
Wear away
SCRAPE
A deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him"
RUBOFF
Wear away
7 letters
SCRATCH
(golf) a handicap of zero strokes; "a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course"
ROUGHEN
Make rough or rougher; "roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other"
CORRADE
Wear away
RUBDOWN
The act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes
9 letters
EXCORIATE
Express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"