The Missile To Backfire Crossword Clue

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	99%	9		Exact Match!
	noun • a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower • a miscalculation that recoils on its maker verb • return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang
	33%	8		Backfire
	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.
	33%	7		Backfire
	noun • an explosion that fails to occur • a failure to hit (or meet or find etc) verb • fail to fire or detonate

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1	Backfire New York Times - 04 Apr 1997	New York Times / 04 Apr 1997
2	Backfire
3	Backfire
4	Backfire sound New York Times - 02 Jun 2003	New York Times / 02 Jun 2003
5	Concerned with cold lubricant causing backfire Telegraph Cryptic - 31 Aug 2023	Telegraph Cryptic / 31 Aug 2023
6	Projectile — backfire The Guardian Quick - 27 Feb 2023	The Guardian Quick / 27 Feb 2023
7	They might backfire New York Times - 28 Feb 1999	New York Times / 28 Feb 1999

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Down under toy
Successful time, say, managed to get in to make a comeback
*Toy that's thrown
Embargo on developing a missile
Embargo on ballistic missile
Loudly disapprove of sugary confection that may come back on you
Recoil in anger, struggling after prosperous period

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Returning weapon?
Loudly deride dessert getting stick in Australia
‘e called after blast, returning weapon
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