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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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| 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 |
| 7% | LOADED Ready to fire (gun) | (6) | Puzzler Backwords | Nov 27, 2025 |
| 6% | REV Fire up | (3) | New York Times | Dec 10, 2025 |
| 6% | STEP ___ to the rear | (4) | Wall Street Journal | Dec 6, 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% | LAST Hold up well | (4) | New York Times | Nov 9, 2025 |
| 6% | UNFURL Open up, as a flag | (6) | Eugene Sheffer | Nov 7, 2025 |
| 6% | PROP Hold (up) | (4) | Universal | Nov 6, 2025 |
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