Anagrams of: EPAX_

• A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.

• a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay

• any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept

• a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact

• strike suddenly and with force

• kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting

• strike at with firepower or bombs

• cook or heat in a microwave oven

• a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country

• a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

• (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist

• a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

• duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio

• send something via a facsimile machine

• any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water

• cover with wax

• go up or advance

• increase in phase