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Shooting Pellets Crossword Clue

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

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199%8Exact Match!
233%9 Tool for shooting stones or pellets
325%10 Expert in using a particular shooting device for shooting bolts or arrows.

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We think the answer is "SLEETING" which means:

    noun
  • • Partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
  • verb
  • • Precipitate as a mixture of rain and snow

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The road was slippery due to the sleeting rain."
  • • "We had to wear heavy coats to protect ourselves from the sleeting wind."

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