Prepares to fire
The crossword clue "Prepares to fire" is answered by AIMS, a 4-letter entry. Used 23 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AIMS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AIMS answer page.
Used 23 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1975. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- COCKS (1 uses in xd)
- DRAWS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AIMS
Every other clue in this collection answered by AIMS, most used first.
- Goals - used 150 times, most recently in 2026
- Objectives - used 96 times, most recently in 2026
- Intentions - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
- Intends - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Purposes - used 30 times, most recently in 2024
- Aspirations - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
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- Hang fire - PEND, used 31 times
- "Pants on fire" person - LIAR, used 31 times
- Funeral fire - PYRE, used 26 times
- "Chestnuts roasting ___ open fire" - ONAN, used 25 times
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