Firework
Crossword Clue and Answers
Today we have 85 crossword solutions for Firework which appeared recently in Evening Standard Quick Crossword.
We have deemed Firework as a VERY COMMON crossword clue, we've seen it more than 85 times in a variety of crossword publications.
The most recent answer we found for this clue is "ROCKET".
Publications
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Thursday, 10 Jun 2021
- The Mirror Quick - Friday, 26 Feb 2021
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Friday, 19 Feb 2021
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Tuesday, 27 Oct 2020
- Evening Standard Easy Crossword - Friday, 4 Sep 2020
- The Guardian Quick - Thursday, 27 Sep 2018
Crossword Answers
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DUD
An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
CAP
A tight-fitting headdress
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BOMB
Strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion
FIRE
The process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
FLAK
Intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
SUMO
A Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground
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SONIC
(of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level; "a sonic boom"
ARSON
Malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising"
FLACK
Intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
FLARE
(baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
SNAKE
Limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
SQUIB
Firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise
COMET
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
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ORANGE
Round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
MIGHTY
(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place"; "they rejoiced mightily"
ROCKET
A jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
BANGER
Firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
MAROON
An exploding firework used as a warning signal
FIRING
The act of discharging a gun
ATOMIC
Immeasurably small
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FLAMING
Informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"
GUNFIRE
The act of shooting a gun; "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
GUNPLAY
A fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
SERPENT
Limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
TORPEDO
Any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges
CRACKER
Firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
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CRACKERS
Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
FIREWORK
(usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.
GUNFIGHT
A fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
MUSKETRY
The technique of using small arms (especially in battle)
PINWHEEL
A circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire
SHOOTOUT
A fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
SHOOTING
The act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"
ZONEFIRE
Artillery or mortar fire delivered in a constant direction at several quadrant elevations
TIMEBOMB
A problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed; "India is a demographic time bomb"; "the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off"
SNOWDROP
Common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers
SPARKLER
Diamonds; "look at the ice on that dame!"
PLATINUM
A heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits
AIRPLANE
An aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
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CROSSFIRE
Fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross
FIREPOWER
(military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target
FLOWERPOT
A container in which plants are cultivated
GIRANDOLE
An ornate candle holder; often with a mirror
SHELLFIRE
Shooting artillery shells
SKYROCKET
Sends a firework display high into the sky
AEROPLANE
An aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
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CHERRYBOMB
A red ball-shaped firecracker with high explosive power
DIRECTFIRE
Fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it
EXCITEMENT
Disturbance usually in protest
GROUNDFIRE
A forest fire that burns the humus; may not appear on the surface
LADYFINGER
Small finger-shaped sponge cake
MORTARFIRE
Artillery fire delivered by a mortar
PYROTECHNY
The craft of making fireworks
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FIRECRACKER
Firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
ROMANCANDLE
A cylindrical firework that projects a series of colored balls of fire
PYROTECHNIC
(usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.
JUMPINGJACK
Plaything consisting of a toy figure with movable joints that can be made to dance by pulling strings
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PYROTECHNICS
The craft of making fireworks
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CATHERINEWHEEL
A circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire
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ANTIAIRCRAFTFIRE
Firing at enemy aircraft
INTERDICTIONFIRE
Fire directed to an area to prevent the enemy from using that area