Deleting Craigslist searches in Safari??

Like Google, Craigslist has a search field which indexes all previous searches. I don't know if this is a product of Safari or proprietary to Craigslist but I would like to know how to clear those searches. I would guess they must reside in a cache or prefs list somewhere on my drive but do not know where and have been unsuccessful in locating. Anyone?

Hi,
I'm not on my Mac at the moment so these are approximate directions:
Safari preferences > AutoFill tab > Other forms > (Edit...) button > Select the .craiglist.com entry and click remove.
I hope that's what you're referring to at any rate

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