Anti-aircraft fire
The crossword clue "Anti-aircraft fire" is answered by FLAK, a 4-letter entry. Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1942. 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
FLAK
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the FLAK answer page.
Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1942. 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.
- ACKACK (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for FLAK
Every other clue in this collection answered by FLAK, most used first.
- Criticism - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
- Strong criticism - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Harsh criticism - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Antiaircraft fire - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
- Hostile reaction - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
- Intense criticism - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Type of jacket - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- Hostile criticism - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Severe criticism - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
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- Hang fire - PEND, used 31 times
- "Pants on fire" person - LIAR, used 31 times
- Of aircraft - AERO, used 27 times
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