Bad sound for an engine Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bad sound for an engine last seen in New York Times puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SPUTTER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPUTTER Bad sound for an engine (7) New York Times Apr 11, 2021
34% CLUNK Bad sound from an engine (5) New York Times May 6, 2023
4% PINGS Problematic engine sounds (5) LA Times Daily Dec 2, 2025
3% ODOR Bad smell (4) Commuter Dec 18, 2025
3% GUN Rev, as an engine (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 16, 2025
3% TOO "That's just ___ bad" (3)
3% SONIC Of sound (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 11, 2025
3% OOPSY "My bad!" (5) Universal Dec 10, 2025
3% REV Gun, as an engine (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 9, 2025
3% ALAS "That's too bad" (4) Newsday Dec 8, 2025

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