Lay bare
Crossword Clue & Answers

25 June 2021
Last seen in: Irish Independent - Simple
We found 29 answers for the crossword clue 'Lay bare', the most recent of which was seen in the Irish Independent - Simple.
This clue looks to be a standard clue as in it's a NON-CRYPTIC crossword based on the publications in which we have recently seen it.
We have given Lay bare a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.
Lay bare is a 2 word phrase featuring 8 letters.
We most recently saw this clue in 'Irish Independent - Simple' on Wednesday, 06 May 2020 with the answer being STRIP, we also found STRIP to be the most popular answer for this clue.
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Crossword Answers
4 Letters
BARE
Lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"
FIND
Come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
OPEN
Information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"
SHOW
Pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show"
5 Letters
STRIP
A form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone"
6 Letters
BETRAY
Reveal unintentionally; "Her smile betrayed her true feelings"
DEBUNK
Expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims"
DENUDE
Lay bare; "denude a forest"
EXPOSE
The exposure of an impostor or a fraud; "he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government"
REVEAL
Disclose directly or through prophets; "God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind"
SHOWUP
Be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show"
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"
UNMASK
Reveal the true nature of; "The journal article unmasked the corrupt politician"
UNVEIL
Remove the cover from; "unveil a painting"
7 Letters
ANALYZE
Break down into components or essential features; "analyze today's financial market"
DISPLAY
Something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art"
DIVULGE
Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"
UNCOVER
Make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her"
UNDRAPE
Strip something of drapery
8 Letters
DENUDATE
Without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills"
DISCLOSE
Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"
GETRIDOF
Do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"
UNBURDEN
Take the burden off; remove the burden from; "unburden the donkey"
UNCLOTHE
Get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"
9 Letters
BREAKDOWN
The act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"
11 Letters
DEMONSTRATE
Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
TOMAKECLEAR
12 Letters
BRINGTOLIGHT
14 Letters
REMOVECOVERING
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