Bonfire residue

The answer to “Bonfire residue” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword is ASH — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on September 5, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 38-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Bonfire residue” answer

ASH (3 letters)

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What does ASH mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of ASH is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Bonfire residue” appeared?

Eugene Sheffer reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 5, 2026 (most recent) → ASH. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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