Related Clues:

• Blacken a bit
• Expose to intense heat
• Barely burn
• Put over high heat
• Scorch some
• Cauterize, e.g.
• Blacken, as a steak
• Char the surface of
• Seal in the juices of
• Treat with heat
• Encrust, in a way
• Burn slightly, as when cooking
• Briefly treat with high heat
• Char, as a steak
• Prepare tuna, perhaps