Nuke
The crossword clue "Nuke" is answered by ZAP, a 3-letter entry. Used 44 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2024. It appears in 20 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 44 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2024. It appears in 20 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.
- MICROWAVE (2 uses in xd)
- ATOMIZE (1 uses in xd)
- REWARM (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ZAP
Every other clue in this collection answered by ZAP, most used first.
- Ray-gun sound - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
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