Use a taser

The answer

ZAP

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ZAP answer page.

Used 9 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 2014. It appears in 1 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.

• STUN (2 uses in xd)

Other clues for ZAP

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

• Microwave - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
• Nuke - used 44 times, most recently in 2024
• Ray-gun sound - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Hit with a ray gun - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Heat in the microwave - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Use a ray gun - used 22 times, most recently in 2023
• Hit with a laser - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Cook in a microwave - used 13 times, most recently in 2007
• Cook in the microwave - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Shocking sound - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Use the microwave - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
• Laser gun sound effect - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Stick in the microwave - used 9 times, most recently in 2019
• Use a ray-gun on - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Blast with a ray gun - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Reheat in a microwave - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Sound of a mosquito biting the dust - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Atomize - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Blast - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Cook quickly - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Electrocute - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Heat in a microwave - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Nuke in the microwave - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Skip, as TV ads - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Sound of a lightning bolt - 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.

• Use a shovel - DIG, used 98 times
• Use a straw - SIP, used 85 times
• Use a crowbar - PRY, used 55 times
• Use a shuttle - TAT, used 53 times
• Use a chair - SIT, used 46 times
• Use needle and thread - SEW, used 40 times

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