A large falcon whose name, like the musket/sparrowhawk, was given to an old type of ballistic weapon (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SAKER A large falcon whose name, like the musket/sparrowhawk, was given to an old type of ballistic weapon (5) (5)
6% MISSILE Ballistic weapon (7) Premier Sunday Nov 2, 2025
4% ARMSTRONG Old spaceman's weapon powerful (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
4% OCULIST An old name for an ophthalmologist (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 4, 2026
4% STALE Like old bread (5)
4% AXLE Weapon housing large rod (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 31, 2025
4% DART Old Dodge model whose name meant "move quickly" (4) Universal Dec 31, 2025
4% EDO Old name for Tokyo (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 30, 2025
4% ATL The Falcons, on a scoreboard (3) New York Times Dec 29, 2025
4% EER Suffix with "mountain" or "musket" (3)
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