Backspace over Crossword Clue

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ERASE

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Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information
2. remove or make invisible

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BACKSPACE (noun)
1. the typewriter key used for back spacing
BACKSPACE (verb)
1. hit the backspace key on a computer or typewriter keyboard
OVER (adjective)
1. having come or been brought to a conclusion
OVER (adverb)
1. throughout a period of time
2. over the entire area
OVER (noun)
1. (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ERASE
(5 letters)

More Apple+ Crossword (5/15/2026) Answers

Across

1. Like the flavor of venison or wild boar

5. Classic lunch-box sammies

9. Flat-topped hill

13. ___ paratha (potato dish)

14. Certain nest eggs

15. Relish

16. Big wheel near Big Ben

18. Prepared to pop a proposal

19. What street vendors used to yell "Extra! Extra! Read all about it!" about

20. Computer shortcuts

22. Itty-bitty bit

23. Prestigious literary journal long edited by George Plimpton

28. Pastry related to a profiterole

32. Poppycock!

33. Express sorrow

34. "La ___ Bonita" (Madonna hit)

35. Course for some multilingual learners

36. Caterer's coffee containers

37. Room like a den or office

38. Order such as habeas corpus

39. Domain of the "Chicago Pope"

41. Refers to

42. Lil ___ X

43. Bled in the wash

44. Rhino relative with a prehensile snout

47. Chewy candies that might contain sea salt

52. Graph lines

53. TV competition ABBA won with "Waterloo," and a hint to 16-, 23-, and 39-Across

55. Like the three little kittens' mittens

56. Hackneyed

57. Snowballs, for certain fights

58. Doctor who treats sinusitis

59. Treatment on a deck

60. One of 12 in a jury box

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Down

1. Chutzpah

2. Get __ of this!

3. Three-card scam "game"

4. Warbling sound in European folk music

5. Sticky stuff for baseball bats

6. Someone with a carboy full of malt and hops in their garage, most likely

7. Noisy crow cousins

8. Opposite of NNW

9. Lazy-boy and La-Z-Boy locale

10. Even once

11. Song for one person

12. Opera and origami

15. Goes rollerblading

17. First in a bowling alley

20. Rich, cheesy sauce

22. Lover of Tristan

24. To conclude …

25. Unreactive

26. Nail polish brand

27. Some allergic reactions

28. Layers of green eggs (but not ham)

29. Heart of an apple, or of an Apple

30. "Clair de ___"

31. Person who commits a fireable offense?

34. 'What was __ think?'

37. Not joking, for short

38. Heirloom-apple variety

40. Word before flung or fetched

41. Short undergarment?

43. It quoth "Nevermore"

44. Bit of folklore

45. Neuron fiber

46. "Ramona the ___" (Beverly Cleary book)

47. Rudely brief

48. Diva's 11-Down

49. Naan alternative

50. "Key" or "makrut" fruit

51. Vague amount

53. Worf and ALF, for short

54. Negating conjunction

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