Or had he merely forgotten to wipe the tape?

I started to say that I would, that they should wipe the tape and start over.

'I found it unpleasant, his needling you both like that, so I wiped the tape.'

So why don't we wipe the tape and start again from the top?

Mm, let's wipe the tape.

Use the center computer, then wipe the tape afterward.

Tell that sewing machine to make one copy for each of us and wipe the tape.

Foote wiped the tape with Kleenex.

He wiped the needle, restored everything to its proper place, removed the current record from the desk and wiped the tape of all mention of himself, including door check.

She did not know whether that would wipe the tape or not-but she was not going to head for a place where the police might already be waiting.