Cardinal possibly turns up with replica gun (9) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Cardinal possibly turns up with replica gun (9) last seen in Guardian Cryptic 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DERRINGER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DERRINGER Cardinal possibly turns up with replica gun (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 16, 2024
6% IMITATION Replica (9) (9) The Guardian Quick Oct 29, 2025
6% APPEARED Turned up (8) New York Times Oct 19, 2025
6% CLONES Replicas (6) (6) Puzzler Oct 18, 2025
5% EMINENCES Cardinals and the like (9) Wall Street Journal Nov 6, 2025
5% GENETIC Hereditary information on name that's turned up (7) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 5, 2025
5% RIFLE Hunter's gun (5)
5% ENABLE Make possible (6) Thomas Joseph Nov 4, 2025
5% MOCKUP Full-size replica (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 2, 2025
5% BRR ["Can we turn the heat up?"] (3) The Atlantic Nov 2, 2025

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