The clue "burn" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 4, 2023. The correct answer for this puzzle is "SCALD", a 5-letter word.
Solution SCALD is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution SCALD is 5 letters long. We have 84 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 550 solutions. The longest is INFLICT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT with 24 letters, and the shortest is LM with 2 letters.
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Solutions are between 2 and 24 letters long.