Competitive shooting sport developed in the early 1980s Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Competitive shooting sport developed in the early 1980s last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 PAINTBALL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PAINTBALL Competitive shooting sport developed in the early 1980s (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 23, 2020
3% PUISSANCE High-jump competition in equestrian sport (9) Puzzler Backwords Dec 20, 2025
3% ATHLETICS Competitive track and field sports (9) (9) Puzzler Dec 16, 2025
3% SKEET Shooting sport (5) Commuter Dec 13, 2025
3% TRIATHLON Sporting competition (9) (9) The Guardian Quick Dec 10, 2025
3% UTERI Early development areas (5) The Washington Post Mini Oct 24, 2025
2% GROW Shoot up (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 9, 2026
2% AWDARN "Well, shoot!" (6) Wall Street Journal Jan 8, 2026
2% ZAP Shoot with a laser gun (3) The Times Concise Jan 8, 2026
2% RIFLE Weapon that shoots (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 7, 2026

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