| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SNUFF | Rub out | |
| CHILL | Rub out | |
| EASE | Rub out | |
| DELETE | Rub out | |
| EFFACE | Rub out | |
| ERASE | Rub out | |
| ERODE | Rub out | |
| COVER | Rub out | |
| WASTE | Rub out | |
| RASE | To rub or scratch out; to erase. | |
| ERASERS | They rub out a queen, a head of state, another queen, then another head of state! | |
| WIPE | To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; -- usually followed by away, off or out. Also used figuratively. | |
| EXPUNGE | To blot out, as with pen; to rub out; to efface designedly; to obliterate; to strike out wholly; as, to expunge words, lines, or sentences. | |