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

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

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

This is the entire 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 Telegraph, the King Feature Syndicate, The Star Tribune, the USA Today, the Evening Standard, The Mirror, The Sun, the Penny Press, The Independent and the Sydney Morning Herald.

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

This is all the 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 Telegraph, the King Feature Syndicate, The Star Tribune, the USA Today, the Evening Standard, The Mirror, The Sun, the Penny Press, The Independent and the Sydney Morning Herald.

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

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