Scorch - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'scorch' is the definition.
(I know that scorch is a more specific form of burn)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for burn that I've seen before include "Brand" , "Combust" , "Small stream in Scotland" , "Use heat < in attempt to eliminate" , "Heat injury; stream" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, The New York Times, the USA Today, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, The Times, The Telegraph, The Sun, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Wall Street Journal, the Universal, the King Feature Syndicate, The Sunday Times, the Newsday, The Independent and the Evening Standard.

'scorch' is the definition.
(I know that scorch can be written as char)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for char that I've seen before include "Burn; scorch" , "toast far too much?" , "Scorch - fish - cleaning lady" , "Singe; a fish" , "Tea - cleaning lady" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, The New York Times, the USA Today, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, The Times, The Telegraph, The Sun, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Wall Street Journal, the Universal, the King Feature Syndicate, The Sunday Times, the Newsday, The Independent and the Evening Standard.

'scorch' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for broil that I've seen before include "get very heated" , "stew" , "American heat" , "Become very hot (in sun)" , "Be extremely hot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, the USA Today, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Telegraph, The Sun, the King Feature Syndicate, The Independent and the Evening Standard.

'scorch' is the definition.
(I know that singe is a more specific form of scorch)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for singe that I've seen before include "slight burn" , "Char, burn slightly" , "Burn the ends or edges of" , "superficial injury" , "Effect of fire" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, the USA Today, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Telegraph, The Sun, the King Feature Syndicate, The Independent and the Evening Standard.

'scorch' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for scald that I've seen before include "Heat (milk) to near boiling point" , "Injure with steam" , "Burn with hot liquid" , "Injure with hot liquid" , "Hurt with hot water" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, the USA Today, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Telegraph, The Sun, the King Feature Syndicate, The Independent and the Evening Standard.

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