Erode
Crossword Clue and Answers

Today we have 23 crossword solutions for Erode which appeared recently in Evening Standard Easy Crossword.

We have deemed Erode as a COMMON crossword clue as we have seen it included in several crossword publications.

The most recent answer we found for this clue is "ABRADE".

Publications

  • Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Friday, 29 Jan 2021
  • The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 20 Dec 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Sunday, 21 Jun 2020
  • The New York Times Crossword - Wednesday, 17 Jul 2019
  • The New York Times Crossword - Thursday, 25 May 2017

Crossword Answers

3 letters

EAT
Take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"

SAP
Deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"

4 letters

GNAW
Become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"

WEAR
Go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"

FRET
A small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch

5 letters

EATAT
Become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"

6 letters

ABLATE
Remove an organ or bodily structure

WEAKEN
Reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis"

GNAWAT
Become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"

ABRADE
Wear away

7 letters

EATAWAY
Wear away or erode

EATINTO
Gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"

DWINDLE
Become smaller or lose substance; "Her savings dwindled down"

CRUMBLE
Fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"

DESTROY
Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

CORRODE
Cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"

8 letters

DIMINISH
Decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

WEARAWAY
Become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"

9 letters

EATAWAYAT

UNDERMINE
Hollow out as if making a cave or opening; "The river was caving the banks"

REDUCTION
The act of decreasing or reducing something

11 letters

DETERIORATE
Grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

12 letters

DISINTEGRATE
Cause to undergo fission or lose particles