Related Clues:

• Brown quickly at a high temperature
• Action or drama, e.g.
• Burn with a branding iron
• Seal the juices in, as a steak
• Cook quickly
• Cook the surface of
• Lightly blacken
• Brand protection whose symbol appears within the answers to 17-, 23-, 57-, and 63-Across, each of which also carries such protection
• Music classification
• Scorch slightly
• Use as fuel
• Use a brand
• Reputation harmer
• Prepare, as tuna
• Hester Prynne's 'A,' e.g.