Answer: SEAR
SEAR is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 164 times.
Referring Clues:
- Scorch
 - Brand
 - Burn the surface of
 - Burn quickly
 - Blacken, in a way
 - Mark with a branding iron
 - Affix a brand to
 - Brand, in a way
 - Purposely burn
 - Burn with a branding iron
 - Burn slightly
 - Flame-broil
 - Lightly burn
 - Burn
 - Cauterize
 - Brown quickly
 - Burn a bit
 - Burn on the outside
 - Char
 - Briefly treat with high heat
 - Affix a brand to, e.g.
 - Seal in, as a steak's juices
 - Burn the outside of
 - Brown
 - Burn slightly, as when cooking
 - Seal in the juices
 - Use a brand
 - Cook on the outside
 - Burn superficially
 - Seal in juices
 - Prepare tuna in a pan
 - Recipe direction
 - Burn a little
 - Prepare, as tuna
 - Blacken
 - Cook on a grill
 - Brown quickly at a high temperature
 - Precook, in a way
 - Cauterize, e.g.
 - Lock in the juices, in a way
 - Brown some
 - Seal in the juices of
 - Treat with heat
 - Blacken a bit
 - Char, as a steak
 - Prepare tuna, perhaps
 - Brown the surface of
 - Mark with heat
 - Cooking term
 - Brown meat
 - Blacken on the grill
 - Burn intensely
 - Burn the surface
 - Blacken on a grill
 - Cook the surface of
 - Lightly blacken
 - Brown or scorch
 - Parch
 - Char on the grill
 - Quickly seal in the juices
 - Char a bit
 - Brown the steak
 - Seal the juices in, as a steak
 - Char on the outside
 - Burn on the surface
 - Add a brand to
 - Cook in a way, as tuna or beef tenderloin
 - Blacken, as a steak
 - Use a branding iron
 - Prepare, as tuna in a pan
 - Fry on high
 - Cook quickly
 - Brown in a pan
 - Chargrill
 - Prepare tuna, in a way
 - Prepare, as some tuna
 - Brown meat quickly
 - Singe
 - Brown, as a steak
 - Cook so as to lock in the flavor, say
 - Barbecue
 - Withered
 - Scorch or burn
 - Burn somewhat
 - Burn some
 - Burn painfully
 - Char the surface of
 - Toast
 - Blast with high heat
 - Dry up
 - Encrust, in a way
 - Treat with high heat
 - Blacken on the grilltop
 - Prepare, as some mahimahi
 - Burn lightly
 - Barely burn
 - Prepare, as tuna steaks
 - Scorch, in cooking
 - Shriveled from heat
 - Burn, as in branding
 - Prepare, as a steak
 - Slightly burn
 - Prepare scallops, in a way
 - Blacken on a barbecue
 - Char the surface
 - Seal in a steak's juices, via heat
 - Cook at high heat initially
 - Revolver catch
 - Burn a meaty surface
 - Broil
 - Cook on high heat
 - Cook a steak, perhaps
 - Instruction in many a steak recipe
 - Cook quickly, perhaps
 - Char on a grill
 - Lightly scorch
 - Cook, as scallops
 - Char a steak
 - Prepare, as a tuna steak
 - Put over high heat
 - Gunlock catch
 - Brand, perhaps
 - Char, as steak
 - Gunlock hammer holder
 - Prepare tuna steak, in a way
 - Scorch the surface
 - Blacken on a range
 - Prepare to braise
 - Apply a brand
 - Rifle part
 - Cook quickly, as tuna
 - Put a quick crust on
 - Cook with intense heat
 - See 35 Across
 - Brown or blacken
 - Prepare, as scallops
 - Affix a brand on
 - Blacken in the kitchen
 - Blacken on the outside
 - One way to cook
 - Cook scallops, perhaps
 - Brown in the kitchen
 - Brown quickly in a pan
 - Cook with high heat
 - Instruction in some tofu recipes
 - Browning direction
 - Scorch the surface of
 - Cook over high heat
 - Brown, as a roast
 - Cook, like scallops
 - Scorch on the grill
 - Prepare like katsuo no tataki
 - Cook fast, as tuna
 - Scorch on a stovetop
 - Scorch on a grill
 - Step after using a sous vide, maybe
 - Do some branding?
 - Quick burn
 - What painful sensations and frying pans can both do
 - Cook in a hot pan
 - Prepare, as ahi tuna
 - Cook fast, as steak
 - Directive in many a stovetop recipe
 - Direction in a grilling recipe
 
Last Seen In:
- New York Times - September 07, 2025
 - New York Times - August 01, 2025
 - USA Today - July 24, 2025
 - USA Today - June 12, 2025
 - New York Times - June 07, 2025
 - New York Times - May 24, 2025
 - LA Times - May 22, 2025
 - LA Times - March 07, 2025
 - New York Times - February 16, 2025
 - New York Times - February 04, 2025
 - New York Times - November 27, 2024
 - New York Times - November 26, 2024
 - USA Today - November 25, 2024
 - New York Times - November 07, 2024
 - New York Times - October 18, 2024
 - USA Today - September 11, 2024
 - USA Today - July 31, 2024
 - New York Times - June 16, 2024
 - LA Times - April 12, 2024
 - LA Times - April 11, 2024
 
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