ABRADE

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ABRADE is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for ABRADE.

74 total results for ABRADE( score: 50 )

20 results for ABRADE from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 21, 2019	107D	Wear down (3)	Grant Thackray	Shortz
Tue Jan 23, 2018	22A	Wear away (5)	Jim Hilger	Shortz
Thu Apr 20, 2017	10D	Wear down (3)	Jeffrey Wechsler	Shortz
Mon Jan 14, 2008	29A	Use a rasp on	Robert Dillman	Shortz
Sat Jun 24, 2006	42A	Rub down (3)	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Sun Jan 15, 2006	46D	Wear away (5)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Sun Dec 22, 2002	33A	Rub (4)	Frances Hansen	Shortz
Sat Jul 6, 2002	55A	Wear down (3)	Nancy Joline	Shortz
Sun Jan 6, 2002	52D	Rub down (3)	Frank A. Longo	Shortz
Sun Jun 10, 2001	66A	Rub off	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Fri Jun 8, 2001	54A	Rub down (3)	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sun Apr 16, 2000	59D	Rub (4)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sun Feb 6, 2000	120A	Rub (4)	Richard Hughes	Shortz
Sun Jun 14, 1998	7D	Wear off	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Fri Jan 12, 1996	9A	Roughen	R. Norris	Shortz
Thu Nov 2, 1995	67A	Wear away (5)	Wayne Robert Williams	Shortz
Thu Aug 18, 1994	36D	Rub (4)	A.J. Santora	Shortz
Thu May 5, 1994	48D	Scrape	Mel Taub	Shortz
Thu Jan 20, 1994	29A	Wear away (5)	Lois Sidway	Shortz
Sun Dec 26, 1993	67D	Wear away (5)	Tom Underhill	Shortz

54 results for ABRADE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Feb 10, 1993	46D	Irritate	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Sun Feb 23, 1992	91D	Rub off	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Fri Feb 7, 1992	55A	Grate	James L. Beatty	Maleska
Thu Jan 2, 1992	10D	Scrape	James L. Beatty	Maleska
Mon Aug 26, 1991	49A	Scrape off	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Tue Jul 23, 1991	49A	Wear down	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Mon Oct 29, 1990	44D	Chafe	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Fri Mar 2, 1990	5D	Scrape off	William Baxley	Maleska
Wed Dec 27, 1989	63A	Use a rasp	Betty Jorgensen	Maleska
Tue Nov 29, 1988	20A	Rub off	Whitten	Maleska
Sun Nov 6, 1988	94D	Grate	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Sun Oct 23, 1988	21A	Rub with a rasp	John Greenman	Maleska
Sun Mar 20, 1988	62A	Irritate	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Fri Sep 4, 1987	16A	Rub off	Jim Page	Maleska
Sun Aug 30, 1987	45D	Wear down	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Sat Jan 11, 1986	32D	Use emery	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Fri Aug 23, 1985	46D	Grate	Robert Katz	Maleska
Sun Jun 23, 1985	22A	Chafe	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Sun May 3, 1981	97A	Scrape	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sun Feb 4, 1979	17D	Chafe	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Fri Nov 25, 1977	11D	Use emery cloth	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun Jul 24, 1977	67D	Sandpaper	Jay Spry	Maleska
Tue Feb 22, 1977	6D	Wear away	Henry Hook	Weng
Mon Feb 14, 1977	43D	Irritate	Tap Osborn	Weng
Sun Apr 15, 1973	56A	Erode	Herb Risteen	Weng
Sat Feb 10, 1973	25D	Scrape	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jan 18, 1973	10D	Rub	Unknown	Weng
Mon Apr 3, 1972	55A	Scrape	Unknown	Weng
Sun Nov 12, 1967	107D	Rasp.	Frances Hansen	Farrar
Mon Jan 9, 1967	46A	Wear away.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Fri Mar 20, 1964	14A	Chafe.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 26, 1964	102A	Apply friction to.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Fri Aug 3, 1962	30A	Rub off.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Apr 20, 1962	42D	Rub off.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Thu Jun 8, 1961	46D	Fret.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Dec 7, 1960	12D	Wear away.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jun 14, 1960	40D	Rub off.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Oct 1, 1959	15D	Scrape off.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 3, 1959	21A	Wear away by friction.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sat Apr 11, 1959	32A	Scrape.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Mon Apr 21, 1958	22A	Scrape off.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Sat Mar 29, 1958	46D	Wear away.	Anthony Morse	Farrar
Sun Jul 28, 1957	8D	Wear away.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sat Mar 30, 1957	44D	Wear away.	J. F. Kelly	Farrar
Mon Feb 11, 1957	7A	Wear down.	Helen Bernard	Farrar
Sun Apr 1, 1956	54D	Rub.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Fri Oct 31, 1952	46D	Scrape off.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Sep 3, 1952	13A	Wear away.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 2, 1952	70A	Wear off.	Louis Baron	Farrar
Sun Feb 17, 1952	95A	Scrape.	Sam Lake	Farrar
Sat Jan 20, 1951	63A	Roughen by friction.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Aug 14, 1949	92D	Rub off.	Elizabeth Patterson	Farrar
Sun Oct 6, 1946	96A	Irritate.	Willard Jordan	Farrar
Sun Jan 14, 1945	169A	Fret.	Bert Storey	Farrar

Anagrams:

BADEAR, ABEARD, ABDERA

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