Microwave
The crossword clue "Microwave" is answered by ZAP, a 3-letter entry. Used 81 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ZAP
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ZAP answer page.
Used 81 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 19 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
Every other clue in this collection answered by ZAP, most used first.
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- Heat in the microwave - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Use a ray gun - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
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