Gauntlet thrown about before beginning a shoot-out Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Gauntlet thrown about before beginning a shoot-out 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 GUNBATTLE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GUNBATTLE Gauntlet thrown about before beginning a shoot-out (9) The Guardian Cryptic May 15, 2023
2% PRE Before (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 9, 2025
2% BUDS Sends out shoots (4) (4) Puzzler Nov 8, 2025
2% METEORS Shooting stars (7) The Times Concise Nov 6, 2025
2% END "It was the beginning of the ___" (3)
2% POSED Participated in a Vogue shoot (5) Universal Nov 5, 2025
2% ASSESS Evaluate dullards before beginning of semester (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
2% GOBIG Shoot for the moon (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 3, 2025
2% SMIRKAT Shoot a smug look (7) Universal Oct 30, 2025
2% CASE Check out, before a heist (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 29, 2025

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