It can douse the flames of passion - e.g. with nine shakes (4,6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue It can douse the flames of passion - e.g. with nine shakes (4,6) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on September 14, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FIREENGINE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FIREENGINE It can douse the flames of passion - e.g. with nine shakes (4,6) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 14, 2026
55% KEY E or G, e.g. (3) The Atlantic Jul 17, 2026
48% ARDOR Passion (5) USA Today Sep 6, 2026
48% ARDENT Passionate (6) USA Today Aug 17, 2026
48% AFIRE In flames (5) Newsday Aug 11, 2026
48% JILTS Douses a flame, in a way (5)
46% ZEAL Passion (4) Universal Jul 10, 2026
46% IRE Passion (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 5, 2026
46% MAJOR Like the chord C-E-G, but not A-C-E (5) The Washington Post Mini Jun 8, 2026
44% EXES Former flames (4) USA Today Sep 4, 2026

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