Bowdlerise
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

CUT
With parts removed; "the drastically cut film"

4 letters

VOID
Take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidate a contract"

WIPE
The act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub"

TIDY
Receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)

OMIT
Leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"

KILL
The destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"

EDIT
Supervise the publication of; "The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years"

DUST
Remove the dust from; "dust the cabinets"

5 letters

ERASE
Wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information; "Who erased the files form my hard disk?"

CLEAN
A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead

PURGE
An abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place; "he died in a purge by Stalin"

6 letters

CENSOR
A person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable

WIPEUP
To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel"

WHITEN
Turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry"

SPRUCE
Any coniferous tree of the genus Picea

STRIKE
A conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"

RUBOUT
Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"

REFORM
A change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"

PURIFY
Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"

DELETE
Wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information; "Who erased the files form my hard disk?"

CANCEL
A notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

BLEACH
The act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)

7 letters

WIPEOUT
A spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard)

WIPEOFF
Remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"

SWEETEN
Make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable; "sweeten a deal"

FRESHEN
Make fresh again

RESCIND
Cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

EXPUNGE
Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"

EDITOUT
Cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"

DUSTOFF

DETERGE
Wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body; "This drug is powerful enough to deterge"

DELOUSE
Free of lice; "They deloused the prisoners after they liberated the camps"

CLEANSE
Clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"

CLEANUP
The act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning"

BLOTOUT
Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"

ABRIDGE
Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

SHORTEN
Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

8 letters

CASTRATE
A man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction; "eunuchs guarded the harem"

SCAVENGE
Remove unwanted substances from

SWEEPOUT

LUSTRATE
Purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials

DRYCLEAN
Clean with chemical agents

DEPURATE

CROSSOUT
Remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"

CLEAROUT
Empty completely; "We cleaned out all the drawers"

CLEANOUT
Empty completely; "We cleaned out all the drawers"

9 letters

EXPURGATE
Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

STRIKEOUT
Put out or be put out by a strikeout; "Oral struck out three batters to close the inning"

STRIKEOFF
Remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list"

10 letters

BOWDLERIZE
Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

STEAMCLEAN
Clean by means of steaming; "steam-clean the upholstered sofa"

BOWDLERISE
Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

BLUEPENCIL

ABBREVIATE
Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"