Fire-setting crime
The crossword clue "Fire-setting crime" is answered by ARSON, a 5-letter entry. Used 42 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ARSON
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ARSON answer page.
Used 42 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ARSON
Every other clue in this collection answered by ARSON, most used first.
- Fiery crime - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
- Firebug's crime - used 68 times, most recently in 2026
- Bad lighting? - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Pyromaniac's crime - used 60 times, most recently in 2025
- Fiery felony - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Burning desire? - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Hot crime - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Illegal firing? - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
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- "M*A*S*H" setting - KOREA, used 62 times
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