Gun which the harquebus preceded and the rifle succeeded Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Gun which the harquebus preceded and the rifle succeeded 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MUSKET.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MUSKET Gun which the harquebus preceded and the rifle succeeded (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 7, 2024
2% RANSACK Thoroughly rifle (7) Commuter Dec 1, 2025
2% CANNON Huge gun (6) (6) Puzzler Dec 1, 2025
2% HOP Preceder of skip and jump (3) New York Times Dec 1, 2025
2% REV Gun the engine (3)
2% SAJAK Seacrest succeeded him (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 27, 2025
2% LOADED Ready to fire (gun) (6) Puzzler Backwords Nov 27, 2025
2% HEE "Haw" preceder (3)
2% ZAP Ray gun sound (3) LA Times Daily Nov 25, 2025
2% SITPAT Stick to one's guns (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 24, 2025

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