The term 'cleared the boards' can be represented by four different crossword solutions: 'erased' (6 letters), 'ERASE' (5 letters), 'plowed' (6 letters) and 'RAKED' (5 letters). Erasing and plowing are both actions that involve removing something from a surface, while raking is an action that involves gathering something together. All of these actions can be used to describe the phrase 'cleared the boards', which generally means to remove or gather all of the items from a surface.