Abrade
Crossword Clue and Answers

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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Irish Independent - Simple.

We classify Abrade to be a VERY COMMON crossword clue as we've seen it more than 18 times in a variety of crossword publications.

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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"