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Opening fire at the rear, holding up gun (4) Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Opening fire at the rear, holding up gun last seen in Telegraph 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GATE.
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40 Potential Answers:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | GATE Opening fire at the rear, holding up gun | (4) | The Telegraph Cryptic | Feb 22, 2024 |
| 7% | SINGE Hold to the fire | (5) | Wall Street Journal | Dec 9, 2025 |
| 6% | RAMPANT Sheep with gasp rearing up | (7) | The Times Quick Cryptic | Jan 28, 2026 |
| 6% | BEAR Hold up | (4) | Newsday | Jan 24, 2026 |
| 6% | EAGER All fired up | (5) | USA Today | Jan 19, 2026 |
| 6% | ROB Hold up | (3) | Wall Street Journal | Jan 10, 2026 |
| 6% | REV Fire up | (3) | New York Times | Dec 10, 2025 |
| 6% | CAMELAST Brought up the rear | (8) | New York Times | Dec 2, 2025 |
| 6% | REVS Fires up, as an engine | (4) | LA Times Daily | Dec 1, 2025 |
| 6% | LOADED Ready to fire (gun) | (6) | Puzzler Backwords | Nov 27, 2025 |
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