Criminal act of setting fire (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ARSON Criminal act of setting fire (5) (5)
9% IGNITE Set on fire (6) Commuter Oct 15, 2025
9% IGNITES Sets on fire (7) USA Today Sep 11, 2025
8% ADELE "Set Fire to the Rain" singer (5) USA Today Oct 23, 2025
8% ARSONISTS Fire-setting criminals (9) Newsday Apr 8, 2024
7% MODUSOPERANDI Criminal habit (13) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 2, 2025
7% NAG Act the noodge (3) The Atlantic Oct 30, 2025
7% NAB Catch, as a criminal (3)
7% MIMED Acted out (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 28, 2025
7% AXED Fired (4) USA Today Quick Oct 26, 2025
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