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.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

• Irish Independent - Simple - 6 May 2020

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