Polish off

The answer

EAT

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the EAT answer page.

Used 73 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• FINISH (3 uses in xd)
• EATUP (2 uses in xd)
• DEFEAT (1 uses in xd)
• KILL (1 uses in xd)
• USEUP (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for EAT

Every other clue in this collection answered by EAT, most used first.

• "Dig in!" - used 334 times, most recently in 2026
• Consume - used 268 times, most recently in 2026
• Chow down - used 257 times, most recently in 2026
• Dine - used 144 times, most recently in 2026
• Put away - used 140 times, most recently in 2026
• "Mangia!" - used 106 times, most recently in 2026
• Corrode - used 93 times, most recently in 2022
• Have a bite - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
• Nosh - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
• Break bread - used 89 times, most recently in 2025
• Have lunch - used 85 times, most recently in 2026
• Have a meal - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
• Gobble up - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
• Take in - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
• Devour - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
• Sup - used 59 times, most recently in 2025
• Break a fast - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• Erode - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Ingest - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Down - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Have something - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Have dinner - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Grab a bite - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Have a snack - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Scarf down - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Munch on - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Wolf down - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Absorb, as a loss - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
• Nosh on - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• "Have some" - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Absorb, as a cost - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• "Please Don't __ the Daisies" - used 23 times, most recently in 2023
• Snack on - used 22 times, most recently in 2026

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Cut off - LOP, used 306 times
• Took a load off - SAT, used 198 times
• Take a load off - SIT, used 151 times
• Polished off - ATE, used 129 times
• Tick off - IRK, used 112 times
• Chop (off) - LOP, used 85 times

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