Fire residue Crossword Clue

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Fire residue Crossword Answer

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ASHES

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(noun)
1. any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus
2. strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats
(verb)
1. convert into ashes

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

RESIDUE (noun)
1. something left after other parts have been taken away
2. matter that remains after something has been removed
FIRE (verb)
1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
2. provide with fuel
FIRE (noun)
1. the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
2. feelings of great warmth and intensity

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

ASHES
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Hint 4: Anagram

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AHS

More WSJ Crossword (9/14/2026) Answers

Across

1. Tea with tapioca balls

5. Island nation once ruled by an order of knights

10. Young fellows

14. Five on a foot

15. Wise lion of Narnia

16. Butter alternative

17. Fast food chain started as a cart in Madison Square Park

19. Forearm bone.

20. "Gee whiz!"

21. Venus de ___ (Louvre statue)

23. Bronze ingredient

24. Port-___ (French cheese)

26. Event marking a turning point

28. "Nearly done ... "

30. Male pigs

31. Used to be

32. Approves

34. "Yer lyin'!"

35. “Drunken Sailor” or “Blow the Man Down,” e.g.

38. Donny and Marie’s surname

41. Antlered animal

42. Some S&L products

45. Barely perceptible

46. Dang it!

49. Bygone mail-order company based in Minnesota

53. Rash

54. Joseph of ice cream fame

55. Speed Wagons and Flying Clouds, e.g.

56. Pepper partner

57. Knives Out director Johnson

59. Play boisterously, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 26-, 35- and 49-Across

63. Writer Ferber

64. Pioneering video game company

65. Long-distance racer Zátopek

66. Prescription amount

67. Camping tent material

68. Feudal laborer

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Down

1. Dynamite K-pop group

2. "How delightful!"

3. Gromit and Snoopy, for two

4. Invite on a date

5. Reduce to a pulp

7. Andes animal

8. Unspoken

9. Low joint

10. Baseball's Gehrig

11. Excellent, in slang

12. They refuse to recognize the truth

13. Unnamed rascal

18. “___ Perpetua” (Idaho motto)

22. Satellite's path

24. Female pig

25. California’s Santa ___ winds

26. Stir-frying pans

27. PlayStation maker

29. Prod

33. Yonder lass

34. Egyptian symbol of life

35. Bird call

36. Door sign

37. Loads

38. Made available

39. Tied the knot

40. Jewish prayer quorums

42. Halloween wear

43. Period

44. Pig's place

47. Former Iranian ruler

48. Head lights?

50. Aired again

51. Like owl calls

52. Ordinary

56. Tibia’s spot

58. Scottish refusal

60. Miracle-__: fertilizer brand

61. Title for a knight

62. Middle-earth’s Galadriel or Legolas

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