A heavy war engine used formerly for hurling stones (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CATAPULT A heavy war engine used formerly for hurling stones (8) (8)
5% ERST Formerly, formerly (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 14, 2025
5% ONCE Formerly (4) Universal Oct 11, 2025
5% NEE Formerly known as (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 9, 2025
5% MOTOR Engine (5) Eugene Sheffer Sep 30, 2025
5% GRENADE Hurled weapon (7) Thomas Joseph Sep 27, 2025
5% PELT Hurl snowballs at, say (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 13, 2025
5% REV __ the engine (3) Commuter Sep 1, 2025
5% ATONETIME Formerly (9) The Telegraph Quick Aug 13, 2025
5% YEET Hurl, informally (4) Universal Jul 18, 2025
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