Firing
The crossword clue "Firing" is answered by AXING, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
AXING
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AXING answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 5 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.
- GUNSHOT (2 uses in xd)
- DOWNSIZING (1 uses in xd)
- GIVINGTHEAX (1 uses in xd)
- GIVINGTHEBOOT (1 uses in xd)
- LETTINGGO (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AXING
Every other clue in this collection answered by AXING, most used first.
- Chopping down - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Getting rid of - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Pink-slipping - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Illegal firing? - ARSON, used 29 times
- Unlawful firing? - ARSON, used 9 times
- Firing offense? - ARSON, used 8 times
- Firing places - KILNS, used 6 times
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