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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 | ||||||||
The Missile To Backfire Crossword Clue
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BOOMERANG which was last seen in the The Guardian Everyman crossword.
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BOOMERANG
Updated: October 15, 2023
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