Clues for the word "WIPE"
We've had 137 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 258 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on January 20, 2026.
Definition of wipe
- n. - The lapwing.
- v. t. - To rub with something soft for cleaning; to clean or dry by rubbing; as, to wipe the hands or face with a towel.
- v. t. - To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; -- usually followed by away, off or out. Also used figuratively.
- v. t. - To cheat; to defraud; to trick; -- usually followed by out.
- n. - Act of rubbing, esp. in order to clean.
- n. - A blow; a stroke; a hit; a swipe.
- n. - A gibe; a jeer; a severe sarcasm.
- n. - A handkerchief.
- n. - Stain; brand.
Referring Clues
- Help with the dishes
- Piece of absorbent material
- Use a sponge
- Film editing effect
- Film editing technique
- Use a napkin
- Film editor's technique
- Clear off
- Use a towel
- Efface, with "off"
- Baby bottom cleaner
- Disposable cleaning aid
- Towel (off)
- Use a hanky
- Rub dry
- Remove the Windex
- Use a hanky on
- Clear the windshield
- Squeegee
- Film segue, perhaps
- Do dish duty
- Dry, as dishes
- Use a squeegee on
- Premoistened towelette
- Use a damp cloth
- Towelette, e.g.
- Scene-changing technique
- Cinematic scene-changer
- Use a rag on
- Sponge off
- Use a napkin on
- Rub
- Clear (off)
- Use a dishtowel
- Use a dish towel
- Work with a dishtowel
- Help the dish washer
- Moist towelette
- Help with the dishes, in a way
- Buff
- Cleaning cloth
- Help the dishwasher, perhaps
- Use a towel on
- Use a doormat
- Exhaust, with "out"
- Clear the surface
- Nursery cleaner
- Use a moist towelette, say
- Use a dust rag on
- Use a moist towelette
- Sponge (off)
- Use a towel
- Use a paper towel
- Film editing transition
- Use a squeegee
- Clean the slate
- Expunge
- Cleaner's cloth
- Run a towel over
- Dry
- Clean the windshield
- Towelette
- Premoistened cloth
- Erase, as from memory
- Squeegee, e.g.
- Clean with a rag
- Erase
- Napkin, e.g.
- Film-editing segue technique
- Use a sponge on
- Remove
- Utterly wear out, in slang
- Dry, in a way
- Picnic cleaner
- Use a chamois
- Dry with a towel
- Scene shift, in a movie
- ___ out (obliterate)
- Polish
- Car-wash conclusion
- Put a squeegee to work
- Dry (off)
- Wet-Nap, e.g.
- Remove glass cleaner
- Cleanse
- Dry dishes
- Clean
- Rub lightly
- Rub with a cloth
- Clear the screen
- Changing table cloth
- Rub clean with a circular motion
- Swab
- Clean (a surface)
- Clean, as one quietly points out
- Clean with a cloth
- Clean with a damp cloth
- Rub lightly to remove dust, etc
- Film transition choice
- Remove with cloth
- Film editor's gradual transition
- Frequent film transition for George Lucas
- Certain film transition
- Erase, as a hard drive
- Be a sponger, thus meriting the term 'swab'?
- Clean with sponge
- No head on Nick's mop
- Rub with a circular motion
- Run a cloth over
- Clean, as windows
- Brush
- Clean (off)
- Disposable in a diaper bag
- Use a dishrag on
- Completely erase
- Disposable towelette
- Clean a counter, say
- Dry off, as dishes
- Erase, with "out"
- Clean off with a towel
- Rub clean
- Clean completely, with "up"
- Sanitizing cloth
- Wet-Nap, for one
- Rub off
- Modern grocery store freebie
- Dry, as one's hands
- Clean lightly
- Use a cloth on
- Erase completely
- Erase, like a hard drive
- Clear, as data
- Transition effect famously used in "Star Wars" films
- Diaper bag cloth
- Attend to a counter spill
- Dry with a cloth
- Run a rag over
Last Seen In
- LA Times - January 20, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - January 05, 2026
- Penny Dell Daily - October 30, 2025
- Your Life Choices - July 05, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - July 01, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 11, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - May 27, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - May 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 25, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 08, 2025
- Mirror Daily - March 11, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 11, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 08, 2025
- Mirror Daily - January 24, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 14, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - January 04, 2025
- Daily American - November 28, 2024
- Your Life Choices - September 07, 2024
- Daily American - August 31, 2024
- Family Time - August 12, 2024
- Family Time - July 22, 2024
- LA Times - July 03, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 04, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - March 06, 2024
- Daily American - March 05, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - January 13, 2024
- LA Times - January 13, 2024
- USA Today - January 12, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - December 05, 2023
- USA Today - October 27, 2023
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