They go to blazes

The answer

HOSES

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

Used 9 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2012; first recorded in 1979. It appears in 3 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.

• ENGINES (2 uses in xd)
• FIREDEPARTMENTS (1 uses in xd)
• FIREHOSES (1 uses in xd)
• FIREMEN (1 uses in xd)
• LADDERS (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for HOSES

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

• Hydrant attachments - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Garden aids - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Fire hydrant attachments - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Fire engine accessories - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Firefighting equipment - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Hydrant hookups - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Waters - used 7 times, most recently in 1992
• Garden tubes - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Water carriers - used 6 times, most recently in 2012

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.

• They have their pride - LIONS, used 20 times
• They smell - NOSES, used 20 times
• They turn litmus paper red - ACIDS, used 15 times
• They have their ups and downs - YOYOS, used 14 times
• They hold your horses - REINS, used 14 times
• They have flat tops - MESAS, used 11 times

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