Heat in the microwave
The crossword clue "Heat in the microwave" is answered by ZAP, a 3-letter entry. Used 22 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus.
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Used 22 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 9 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ZAP
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- Use a ray gun - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
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