Delete - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

(Other definitions for elide that I've seen before include "Omit part of word" , "Omit (a sound or syllable) when speaking" , "Omit (syllables)" , "Abridge, omit part" , "Rebut forgotten" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The New York Times, The Irish Independent, The Times, The Sun, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Newsday, the USA Today, The Telegraph, the Universal, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard and The Independent.

'delete' is the definition.
(expunging is a kind of deleting)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for expunge that I've seen before include "Annihilate" , "Remove (from records)" , "Cut it out!" , "Eradicate" , "Efface" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

'delete' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for omit that I've seen before include "Leave out or exclude" , "Miss out" , "Don't include" , "Skip" , "Neglect to include" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

'delete' is the definition.
(I know that cut out is a more specific form of efface)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for cut out that I've seen before include "Automatic safety circuit-breaker" , "Stop" , "Excise" , "Cease to function, like car engine" , "25 [FAIL]" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

'delete' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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