Eat away at Crossword Clue

By: Christine Mielke - Last Updated: August 10, 2026, 10:30pm MST

We have the 5-letter answer for Eat away at crossword clue, last seen in the Missing Letter Crossword August 11, 2026 puzzle. Let us help you solve the crossword clue that has you stumped so you can finish the puzzle.

Eat away at Crossword Answer

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GNAW

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. become ground down or deteriorate
2. remove soil or rock

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

AWAY (adverb)
1. out of the way (especially away from one’s thoughts)
2. from one’s possession
AWAY (adjective)
1. (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
2. not present; having left
EAT (verb)
1. take in food; used of animals only
2. use up (resources or materials)

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

GNAW
(4 letters)

More Missing Letter Crossword (8/11/2026) Answers

Across

1. BIOGRAPHICAL NAME: "family of American comedians: especially Groucho 1890–1977 Julius Henry and his brothers Chico 1887–1961 Leonard and Harpo 1888–1964 Adolph"

5. BIOGRAPHICAL NAME: "Sholem... 1880–1957 American (Polish-born) Yiddish writer"

9. ADJECTIVE: "of or relating to one or oneself"

10. NOUN: "a group on one side (as in football or a debate)"

11. ___ mater (school you graduated from)

12. BIOGRAPHICAL NAME: "circa 495–circa 430 b.c. Greek philosopher"

13. Yiddish cry

15. ABBREVIATION: "country in southwestern Asia bordering on the Mediterranean Sea in the northwest"

20. ADJECTIVE: "first in rank, importance, or influence"

22. ADJECTIVE: "of a flaxen, golden, light auburn, or pale yellowish-brown color"

23. Intra-office system

24. Monetary unit in Nigeria

26. Famed NYC nightclub that closed in 2006

28. ABBREVIATION: "a service (such as light, power, or water) provided by a public [company]"

31. VERB: "to handle or touch in order to examine, test, or explore some quality"

32. Prefix with physical

33. NOUN: "a hideous giant of fairy tales and folklore"

34. NOUN: "a private school that [gets students ready] for college"

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Down

1. One of the four singers on a hit 2001 remake of "Lady Marmalade"

2. 'You've got mail' company

3. NOUN: "a person who spreads [stories passed] from person to person [that have] not been proven to be true"

4. NOUN: "electromagnetic radiation"

5. Where stopwatches start, usually

6. PHRASE: "used to say goodbye"

7. NOUN: "a usually cylindrical receptacle"

8. NOUN: "[a group] that provides [medical] care to people who make regular payments to it and who agree to use the doctors, hospitals, etc., that belong to the [group]"

14. BIOGRAPHICAL NAME: "Giuseppe Fortunio Francesco 1813–1901 Italian composer"

15. Bach's "Mass ___ Minor"

16. Rio Grande do ___ (Brazilian state)

18. NOUN: "a substance that carries genetic information in the cells of plants and animals"

19. Seeming eternity

21. VERB: "to provide with the means or opportunity"

25. Heinie

26. Top bean-counter

27. "I __ of you!"

29. Ending for Wyoming or Wisconsin

30. NOUN: "the front part of the lower trunk and thighs of a seated person"

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Eat away at Crossword Clue Q&A

When was Eat away at crossword clue used most recently?
- This clue was last seen in the August 11, 2026's Missing Letter Crossword.
What was the most recent answer for Eat away at crossword clue?
- The most recent answer for the clue is ERODE
What is the 5-letter answer for Eat away at crossword clue?
- ERODE
When has Eat away at crossword clue been used historically?

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