Brown quickly
The crossword clue "Brown quickly" is answered by SEAR, a 4-letter entry. Used 37 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SEAR
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SEAR answer page.
Used 37 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1971. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SEAR
Every other clue in this collection answered by SEAR, most used first.
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- Char - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
- Burn - used 66 times, most recently in 2023
- Blacken - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Cauterize - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Burn the surface of - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Burn slightly - used 44 times, most recently in 2025
- Brand - used 39 times, most recently in 2025
- Burn somewhat - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Char, as a steak - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Burn a bit - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
- Char on a grill - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
- Blacken on a grill - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Read quickly - SCAN, used 133 times
- Light brown - ECRU, used 95 times
- Reddish brown - RUST, used 63 times
- Look over quickly - SCAN, used 57 times
- Move quickly - DART, used 46 times
- Read over quickly - SCAN, used 43 times
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