Holy smoke
The crossword clue "Holy smoke" is answered by INCENSE, a 7-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1986. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
INCENSE
7 letters. See every clue for this answer on the INCENSE answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 1986. 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.
- MANALIVE (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for INCENSE
Every other clue in this collection answered by INCENSE, most used first.
- Enrage - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
- Fragrant smoke - used 9 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.
- Holy day - SABBATH, used 10 times
- Holy war - CRUSADE, used 10 times
- Holy - SAINTED, used 9 times
- Holy places - SHRINES, used 9 times
- Applies holy oil to - ANOINTS, used 7 times
- Holy - BLESSED, used 7 times
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