The Clue
Firecracker paths (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ARCS
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Notes
The answer ARCS is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Azimuths
Bends
Bows
Curves
Rainbows
Spotlights
Bowlike objects
Circle parts
Circle sections
Circle segments
Compass swings
Compasses' describings
Curved lines
Electric discharges
Electrical bridges
Electrical paths
Firecrackers' paths
Indirect lines
Leaping lights
Missile trajectories
Oval segments
Parentheses, essentially
Parts of a circle
Parts of circles
Planetary paths
Rainbow forms
Rainbow shapes
Rainbows, e.g.
Segments of a curve
Some lights
Stage lights
Welding bands?
Luminous electrode bridges
Ones going in circles?
Tennis lobs, e.g.
Texas leaguers' trajectories
Travels like a skyrocket
Definition
ARC as a noun:
1. (discharge, spark, arc, electric arc, electric discharge) = electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
2. a continuous portion of a circle
3. (bow, arc) = something curved in shape
ARC as a verb:
1. (arch, curve, arc) = form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"