Bonfire residue

The answer

ASHES

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ASHES answer page.

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

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• ASH (53 uses in xd)

Other clues for ASHES

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

• Fireplace residue - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Fire remnants - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Campfire residue - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Fire proof? - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
• Residue - used 33 times, most recently in 2007
• "Angela's ___" - used 28 times, most recently in 2023
• Grill waste - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Campfire remains - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Fire residue - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Fireplace remnants - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
• Hearth residue - used 20 times, most recently in 2023
• Hibachi residue - used 17 times, most recently in 2021
• Remains - used 17 times, most recently in 2004
• Campfire leftovers - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Grate stuff - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Lenten symbol - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Fire remains - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• Campfire remnants - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Fireplace remains - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Barbecue remnants - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Contents of some urns - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• "... ___, dust to dust" - used 12 times, most recently in 2014
• Sackcloth's partner - used 12 times, most recently in 2012
• What a phoenix rises from - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Barbecue residue - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Grate expectations? - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Phoenix source - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Arson aftermath - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Arson evidence - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Bonfire remnants - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Cigar residue - used 10 times, most recently in 2018
• Phoenix origin - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
• Phoenix's birthplace - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Ruins - used 10 times, most recently in 2012
• Timber trees - used 10 times, most recently in 2006
• Cinders - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Cookout residue - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Fire-gone conclusion - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Fire leftovers - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Hearth heap - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Phoenix birthplace - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Phoenix setting - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• "...to __, dust to dust..." - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Arson yield - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Cookout leftovers - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Fireplace debris - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Fireplace residues - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Sackcloth partner - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Word before and after "to" - used 7 times, most recently in 2006
• Grateful? - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Hardwood trees - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Phoenix surroundings - used 6 times, most recently in 2024

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• Smelting residue - DROSS, used 11 times

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