Historical clue formulations

• Takes marks off in a classroom? — 2026-09-12
• Wipes out — 2025-01-13
• Makes blank — 2024-09-15
• Wipes clean — 2024-04-01
• Clears — 2023-03-10
• Wipes out — 2020-06-24
• Rubs out — 2020-03-03
• Gets the lead out — 2020-02-15
• Sweeps the board? — 2018-08-24
• Gets the lead out? — 2018-03-28
• Cleans, as a chalkboard — 2017-12-11
• Takes marks off — 2015-04-05
• Backspaces, say — 2015-02-15
• Wipes out — 2014-08-28
• Wipes off — 2013-05-14
• Clears the board — 2013-02-28
• Clears the board — 2013-01-16
• Fulfills a take-out order? — 2012-09-22
• Goes back on one's word? — 2012-06-01
• Clears — 2010-08-01
• "Only the hand that ___ can write the true thing": Meister Eckhart — 2010-06-04
• Undoes pencil marks — 2010-04-19
• Uses rubber on — 2009-08-11
• Takes back one's words? — 2009-07-17
• Undoes — 2009-04-29
• Clears an Etch A Sketch, e.g. — 2008-05-05
• Destroys — 2007-03-02
• Gets rid of — 2006-12-10
• Rubs out — 2006-06-28
• Gets the word out? — 2006-02-17
• Prepares the board — 2005-11-19
• Wipes clean — 2005-10-03
• Rubs out — 2005-03-28
• Takes off — 2003-08-27
• Blots out — 2002-04-16
• Clears off — 2000-12-26
• Wipes away — 2000-11-22
• Cleans — 1999-09-23
• Takes back the lead? — 1998-08-30
• Expunges — 1998-08-23
• Misplays a tape, maybe — 1998-02-28
• Rubs out — 1997-07-02
• Obliterates — 1997-04-15
• Gets the lead out — 1997-01-08
• Takes off — 1996-05-17
• Takes the lead — 1995-12-23
• Prepares tapes for reuse — 1995-10-05
• Gets the lead out — 1994-06-10
• Rubs out — 1994-01-23
• Does away with — 1993-12-11