The Clue
Flares up (6 letter answer)
The Answer
BLAZES
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Notes
The answer BLAZES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
BLAZE as a noun:
1. (blaze, blazing) = a strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly"
2. (hell, blaze) = a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes"
3. (hell, blaze) = noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"
4. (glare, blaze, brilliance) = great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a blaze of color"
5. a light-colored marking; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes"
BLAZE as a verb:
1. shine brightly and intensively; "Meteors blazed across the atmosphere"
2. (blaze away, blaze) = shoot rapidly and repeatedly; "He blazed away at the men"
3. burn brightly and intensely; "The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze"
4. (blaze, blaze out) = move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space"
5. indicate by marking trees with blazes; "blaze a trail"