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noun • the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired • a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine • a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path • a miscalculation that recoils on its maker verb • come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect • emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire • set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire | ||||||||
| 96% | 15 | COMEHOMETOROOST | Exact Match! | |||||
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noun • the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired • misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service • Blowback is a system of operation for self-loading firearms that obtains energy from the motion of the cartridge case as it is pushed to the rear by expanding gases created by the ignition of the propellant charge. | ||||||||
Boomerang Crossword Clue
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BACKFIRE which was last seen in the Telegraph Quick crossword.
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BACKFIRE
Updated: October 12, 2023
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| Telegraph Quick22 Jun 2023 | Down 1 | |
| The Guardian Quick11 Mar 2008 | Down 1 | |
| New York Times18 Apr 1997 | Down 7 | COMEHOMETOROOST |
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