Heats in the microwave
The crossword clue "Heats in the microwave" is answered by ZAPS, a 4-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
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Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1999. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ZAPS
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- Microwaves - used 50 times, most recently in 2025
- Nukes - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
- Hits with a ray gun - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Heats in a microwave - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Reheats in a microwave - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Blasts with a ray gun - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
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