A large gun causing scare (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALARM A large gun causing scare (5) (5)
7% SHIVER [I'm scared!] (6) New York Times Nov 4, 2025
7% STARTLE Scare suddenly (7) Newsday Nov 4, 2025
7% FRIGHT Bit of a scare (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 20, 2025
7% COLTS Numpties bringing down large guns (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 2, 2025
7% SHOOED Scared away (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 14, 2025
7% BOO Scare word (3) LA Times Daily Sep 12, 2025
7% AFRAID Scared (6) The Telegraph Quick Aug 27, 2025
6% RIFLE Hunter's gun (5)
6% DELAY Cause to be late (5) Commuter Nov 4, 2025
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