Governess publicised crack pilots' weapon (3,6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AIRPISTOL Governess publicised crack pilots' weapon (3,6) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 1, 2024
5% AVIATE Be a pilot (6) Newsday Dec 14, 2025
5% EYRE Literary governess Jane (4) Commuter Dec 12, 2025
5% STEALTHBOMBER Pilot carrying key atomic weapon - on this? (13) The Times Cryptic Nov 5, 2025
5% PROMOTE Publicise (7) The Times Concise Oct 29, 2025
4% ARSENAL Weapons store (7) Thomas Joseph Jan 7, 2026
4% RIFLE Weapon that shoots (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 7, 2026
4% RIFLES Hunters' weapons (6) Newsday Jan 6, 2026
4% SANDFLY Smooth pilot is pest (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
4% LANCE Knight's weapon (5) Commuter Jan 3, 2026

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