| Indicate the kind of cartridge for close range (5-5) |
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| Indicate safe cartridge at close quarters (5-5) |
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| *Bluntly |
Universal |
05 Jun 2024 |
| 1967 film by John Boorman based on Richard Stark's novel The Hunter (5,5) |
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| Direct |
New York Times |
05 Apr 2024 |
| Blot on the napkin that ruined the range (5,5) |
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| Blot napkin dispersed directly |
The Guardian Quiptic |
26 Feb 2024 |
| Straight out |
The Guardian Quick |
10 Dec 2022 |
| Issue bullet that's harmless at close range |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Oct 2021 |
| Like a blunt refusal |
Universal |
07 May 2021 |
| At close range |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jan 2019 |
| At close range |
The Washington Post |
15 Jan 2019 |
| At close range |
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| Blunt end of pencil ____ |
The Telegraph Toughie |
26 Oct 2018 |
| Direct empty cartridge close to target |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
13 Oct 2018 |
| At close range (2 words) |
Family Time |
27 Feb 2017 |
| End of pencil cut very close |
The Times Cryptic |
23 Dec 2015 |
| At close range |
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| At close range |
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| Impossible to miss |
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| At close range |
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| Very close |
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| Impossible to miss |
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| Scoreless tie? |
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| Direct |
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| Kind of range where a miss is strange |
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| Can't-miss distance |
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| Right on target |
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| Direct. |
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| Straightforward |
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| Without quibbling. |
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| Directly. |
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