The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word ZAP , but the solution may also be HEAT which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Microwave crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ZAP | 55 % | 3 |
| NUKE | 31 % | 4 |
| OVEN | 11 % | 4 |
| HEAT | 3 % | 4 |
Why may NUKE be the right solution?
"Nuke" is a slang term for "to attack with nuclear weapons," but it is also commonly used as a verb meaning "to cook or heat up quickly." This is an appropriate answer for "Microwave" because microwaves are commonly used for quickly heating up food.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Microwave
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nuke
- zap
- microwave oven
- micro-cook
- radiometer
- radio
- kiln
- furnace
- battlefield
- oven
- wireless
- refrigerator
Crossword Answer definitions
ZAP noun- A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.
- An electric shock.
- A raucous public demonstration designed to embarrass a public figure or celebrity as a form of political activism.
- To make a zap sound.
- To use a remote control to repeatedly change channels on a television.
- To strike (something or someone) with electricity or energy, as by shooting.
- To kill; to eliminate.
- To damage (especially electronics) with electrostatic discharge.
- To heat (something) in a microwave oven.
- To delete or discard (electronic media).
- To further energize or charge (magnetic material).
- Representing the sound or action of a zap.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ZAP
- Do in with a ray-gun
- Nuke
- Cook in a microwave
- Hit with a ray gun
- Microwave
- Shoot a la Flash Gordon
- Erase a file
- Tase, say
- Classic sci-fi sound
- Cook in the microwave
More clues leading to the result NUKE
- Warm up
- Zap
- Zap in the microwave
- Warm in the microwave
- Stick in the microwave
- Drop the big one on
- Zap in a microwave
- Heat in the microwave
- Heat in a hurry
- WWIII WMD
More clues leading to the result OVEN
- Bakery fixture
- Baking chamber
- Cooking chamber
- Pizzeria fixture
- Pizzeria need
- Roasting chamber
- Tandoori, e.g.
- Cooking cavity
- Dutch __ (cooking utensil)
- Pizzeria facility