Blacken on the grill

The answer

SEAR

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SEAR answer page.

Used 20 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 8 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.

• CHAR (55 uses in xd)
• CHARGER (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for SEAR

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

• Scorch - used 217 times, most recently in 2026
• Char - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
• Burn - used 66 times, most recently in 2023
• Blacken - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Cauterize - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Burn the surface of - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Burn slightly - used 44 times, most recently in 2025
• Brand - used 39 times, most recently in 2025
• Brown quickly - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Burn somewhat - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Char, as a steak - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
• Burn a bit - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
• Char on a grill - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• Blacken on a grill - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Seal in the juices - used 18 times, most recently in 2015
• Parch - used 15 times, most recently in 2010
• Singe - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Dry up. - used 14 times, most recently in 1995
• Brand, in a way - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Cook quickly - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Mark with a branding iron - used 13 times, most recently in 2015
• Wither - used 13 times, most recently in 1997
• Affix a brand to - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Cook over high heat - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Scorch the surface of - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Brown quickly at a high temperature - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Brown - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Burn on the outside - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Use a branding iron - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Brown meat - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Gunlock catch - used 7 times, most recently in 1995
• Blacken, as a steak - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Char on the grill - used 6 times, most recently in 2005
• Cook the surface of - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Lightly burn - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Scorch on a grill - 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.

• Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
• In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
• On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
• From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
• Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
• Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times

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