Hang fire
The crossword clue "Hang fire" is answered by PEND, a 4-letter entry. Used 31 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2006; first recorded in 1951. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PEND
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PEND answer page.
Used 31 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2006; first recorded in 1951. 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
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- IMPEND (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PEND
Every other clue in this collection answered by PEND, most used first.
- Remain undecided - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
- Hang in the balance - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Remain unsettled - used 48 times, most recently in 2025
- Await judgment - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Hang - used 30 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.
- Hang around - STAY, used 84 times
- Hang on to - KEEP, used 51 times
- Hang in there - LAST, used 37 times
- Fire - SACK, used 34 times
- Fire - ZEAL, used 31 times
- "Pants on fire" person - LIAR, used 31 times
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