Order between "ready" and "fire"

The answer

AIM

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AIM answer page.

Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for AIM

Every other clue in this collection answered by AIM, most used first.

• Goal - used 238 times, most recently in 2026
• Objective - used 190 times, most recently in 2026
• Intention - used 160 times, most recently in 2026
• Purpose - used 83 times, most recently in 2026
• Intent - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
• Archer's asset - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Prepare to fire - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• Target - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Point - used 30 times, most recently in 2022
• Aspiration - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Intend - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• "We ___ to please" - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
• Object - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Archer's skill - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• "Ready, ___, fire!" - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
• Point at a target - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Prepare to shoot - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Draw a bead - used 20 times, most recently in 2018
• Ultimate goal - used 20 times, most recently in 2025
• Dart thrower's asset - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Pick a target - used 17 times, most recently in 2015
• Ready follower? - used 17 times, most recently in 2015
• Draw a bead on - used 16 times, most recently in 2021
• Sharpshooter's asset - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Align the cross hairs - used 13 times, most recently in 2014
• Zero in - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Get ready to fire - used 12 times, most recently in 2016
• Ability to hit a target - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Design. - used 11 times, most recently in 2002
• Set one's sights - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Sharpshooter's skill - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Desired result - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Direct - used 10 times, most recently in 2017
• Point (at) - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Point at the target - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
• Ambition - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Crest competitor - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Draw a bead on, with "at" - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• End - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Focus - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Use a sight - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Align the crosshairs - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Archery asset - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Deadeye's forte - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Endeavor - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Shoot (for) - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Use a scope - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Asset for an archer - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Between ready and fire - used 7 times, most recently in 1978
• Sniper's asset - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Strive (for) - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Archery skill - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Aspire - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Colgate competitor - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Darts player's asset - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Marksman's asset - used 6 times, most recently in 2014

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• Put two and two together - ADD, used 138 times

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