Gun to fire by mistake if left inside (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Gun to fire by mistake if left inside (5) . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RIFLE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RIFLE Gun to fire by mistake if left inside (5) (5)
7% LAPSE Left primate with small mistake (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Dec 12, 2025
7% LOADED Ready to fire (gun) (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 27, 2025
6% CONFLAGRATION Fire (13) The Telegraph Quick Jan 5, 2026
6% ERRATA List of mistakes (6) USA Today Jan 4, 2026
6% SON "__ of a gun!" (3) Commuter Jan 1, 2026
6% ERROR Mistake (5) Commuter Dec 31, 2025
6% SIC (Not my mistake) (3) Universal Dec 30, 2025
6% LIT On fire (3) Universal Dec 29, 2025
6% ERRS Makes a mistake (4) Newsday Dec 29, 2025
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