Wear down Crossword Clue

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Wear down Crossword Answer

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ERODE

(5 letters)

ABRADE

(6 letters)

EAT

(3 letters)

DEGRADE

(7 letters)

CORRODE

(7 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
2. lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
(noun)
1. hoop that covers a wheel

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DOWN (noun)
1. English physician who first described Down’s syndrome (1828-1896)
2. soft fine feathers
DOWN (adjective)
1. understood perfectly
2. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
DOWN (adverb)
1. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
DOWN (verb)
1. eat up completely, as with great appetite
2. cause to come or go down
WEAR (verb)
1. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
2. be dressed in
WEAR (noun)
1. the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
2. a covering designed to be worn on a person’s body

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ERODE
(5 letters)
ABRADE
(6 letters)
EAT
(3 letters)
DEGRADE
(7 letters)
CORRODE
(7 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
RITE

More Seattle Times New Crossword (9/17/2026) Answers

Across

1. __ ray

5. Talented

8. Put together

12. Role for Costner

13. Scorch

15. Wild goat

16. Sale caveat

17. Make restitution

18. Detergent

19. Call to mind

21. The outdoors

23. Above, in poetry

24. Go wrong

25. Zip

26. Into pieces

30. Christmas season

33. Key

34. Hermit, e.g.

35. Appearance

36. Ensemble

38. Footless animal

42. Trellis

45. Charm

48. Conical tent

49. Equip with weapons

50. Gusto

51. Caesar's breakfast?

53. Peanut

55. Inactive

60. Lead on

61. Very important

63. Done

64. October stone

65. Tickle pink

66. Father horse

67. It holds water

68. Corrosive

69. Swirl

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Down

1. Yogi, e.g.

2. Relaxation

3. Slender

4. Cathedral section

5. Blood vessel

6. Impoverished

7. Tuna can

8. Fog's kin

9. Swarm

10. Sweetie

11. Kick out

13. Baseball's Ruth

14. Merciful

20. Witty remark

22. Wager

24. __ gin

26. Intent

27. Greek letter

28. Brewed beverage

29. Of a kidney

31. "Far out!"

32. Fuming

36. Examine

37. Something free

39. Lulu

40. Mine find

41. Lousy grade

43. Fully grown

45. Group of actors

46. Neither good nor bad

47. Write (down)

48. Touch

49. Lit up

52. Glen

54. Cow's pendant

55. Corset support

56. Snout

57. Keen!

58. Techie

59. Card number three

62. ___-advised

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