Does a slow burn
The crossword clue "Does a slow burn" is answered by STEWS, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1995. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
STEWS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STEWS answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1995. 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.
- SMOLDERS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for STEWS
Every other clue in this collection answered by STEWS, most used first.
- Frets - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Worries - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Hearty dishes - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Simmers - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
- Crockpot concoctions - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
- Broods - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- One-pot meals - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Seethes - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Crockpot meals - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Fumes - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- One-pot dinners - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
- Simmers slowly - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- Burn slightly - SINGE, used 94 times
- Burn a bit - SINGE, used 80 times
- Slow mover - SNAIL, used 69 times
- Slow tempo - LENTO, used 65 times
- Does nothing - IDLES, used 58 times
- Slow, in music - LENTO, used 56 times
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