Fire - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'fire' is the definition.
(dismiss someone from their job)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for sack that I've seen before include "Fire (sl.)" , "Wine; fire; bag" , "Fire - rifle" , "Receptacle" , "Plunder - large bag" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The New York Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Evening Standard, The Mirror and The Guardian.

(Other definitions for zeal that I've seen before include "Laze (anag.)" , "Eagerness and devotion" , "(Excessive) fervour" , "Fanaticism" , "great energy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The New York Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Evening Standard, The Mirror and The Guardian.

(Other definitions for ants that I've seen before include "Tiny insects that live in colonies" , "Emmets" , "They live in a formicary" , "workers found returning" , "Inhabitants of a formicary" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The New York Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Evening Standard, The Mirror and The Guardian.

'fire' is the definition.
(I know that fire can be written as flame)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for flame that I've seen before include "Visible burning - passion" , "Blaze, burn brightly" , "strong red" , "Burning gas from fire" , "Light; (old) love" .)

I've seen this clue in the New York Times, The Telegraph, The Sun, The Wall Street Journal, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Washington Post Sunday, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard and The Mirror.

'fire' is the definition.
(I know that fire is a kind of shoot)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for shoot that I've seen before include "big game expedition?" , "country sport" , "Fire - new growth" , "away" , "Pump full of lead" .)

I've seen this clue in the New York Times, The Telegraph, The Sun, The Wall Street Journal, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Washington Post Sunday, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard and The Mirror.

'fire' is the definition.
(I know that blaze is a type of fire)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for blaze that I've seen before include "Conflagration" , "Strong flame burning brightly" , "White mark on horse's face" , "Inferno" , "Pioneer" .)

I've seen this clue in the New York Times, The Telegraph, The Sun, The Wall Street Journal, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Washington Post Sunday, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard and The Mirror.

(Other definitions for drill that I've seen before include "Bore (a hole); fabric" , "Square-bashing" , "Hole-making tool" , "Train (by repeated practice)" , "Stout cotton cloth" .)

I've seen this clue in the New York Times, The Telegraph, The Sun, The Wall Street Journal, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Washington Post Sunday, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard and The Mirror.

'fire' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for dismiss that I've seen before include "Throw out" , "Fire - cashier" , "military order" , "Reject, send away" , "P45" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate and the Evening Standard.

'fire' is the definition.
(I know that fire is a kind of blast)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for discharge that I've seen before include "Put out" , "Performance" , "Fire (a gun); release from custody" , "Fire (gun); sack (worker)" , "pay" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

'fire' is the definition.
(dismiss from job)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for can that I've seen before include "let go in the US" , "sack from abroad" , "Possesses ability" , "has power" , "Cooler" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the Evening Standard and the Universal.

(Other definitions for ant that I've seen before include "Small social insect" , "Social worker" , "` `Go to the ... thou sluggard' '" , "Industrious insect" , "The insect lives in a social colony" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the Evening Standard and the Universal.

'fire' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for axe that I've seen before include "Chopping tool with heavy blade" , "flower in Devon" , "Get rid of" , "Dispense with" , "cancellation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the Evening Standard and the Universal.

Fire (5)