Cancel Crossword Clue

We have the 5-letter answer for Cancel crossword clue, last seen in the The Guardian Quick Crossword August 7, 2026 puzzle. Let us help you solve the crossword clue that has you stumped so you can finish the puzzle.

Cancel Crossword Answer

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ERASE

(5 letters)

DELE

(4 letters)

UNDO

(4 letters)

NEGATE

(6 letters)

NIX

(3 letters)

DELETE

(6 letters)

NIX

(3 letters)

ABORT

(5 letters)

AXE

(3 letters)

SCRUB

(5 letters)

CALLOFF

(7 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. cancel officially
2. declare invalid

Hint 2: Clue Definition

CANCEL (verb)
1. declare null and void; make ineffective
2. make up for
CANCEL (noun)
1. a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ERASE
(5 letters)
DELE
(4 letters)
UNDO
(4 letters)
NEGATE
(6 letters)
NIX
(3 letters)
DELETE
(6 letters)
Nix
(3 letters)
ABORT
(5 letters)
AXE
(3 letters)
SCRUB
(5 letters)
CALLOFF
(7 letters)

More The Guardian Quick Crossword (8/7/2026) Answers

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12. Rectangle

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17. Soluble substance which can neutralise acids

19. It’s raised in support

22. Layered vegetable

23. Small waterfall

24. Forte or Fawlty?

25. Top of the range?

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Down

1. A person of consequence

2. Ornamental garden building

4. Where one problem leads to another, compounding the original difficulty

5. Competitor

6. Baltic state bordering Russia and Latvia

7. Plant which reproduces via spores

8. South American plant grown for its rice-like seeds

13. Time for a drink

15. One plays alone

16. Slow on the uptake

20. Treatment

21. Heavy hitter

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