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Haphazard Try Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is POTSHOT which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: POTSHOT

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222%13Haphazard
322%6Haphazard

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We think the answer is "POTSHOT" which means:

    noun
  • • A shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter)
  • • Criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration
  • verb
  • • To fire potshots.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He took a potshot at the target and missed."
  • • "The comedian took a potshot at the politicians in his stand-up routine."

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New York Times26 Apr 1976 Down 44
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