Rifle at first a boy keeps firing wickedly Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ARSON Rifle at first a boy keeps firing wickedly (5) The Times Cryptic Dec 6, 2023
2% LAUNCH Fire (a rocket) (6) The Times Concise Jan 12, 2026
2% BURN Set fire to (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 9, 2026
2% NOLONGER Nero wickedly suffused with desire in the past (8) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 7, 2026
2% TRUCE Cease-fire (5) New York Times Jan 6, 2026
2% CONFLAGRATION Fire (13) The Telegraph Quick Jan 5, 2026
2% STOKE Feed, as a fire (5) Newsday Jan 4, 2026
2% ASH Fire sign? (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 2, 2026
2% AIM Prepare to fire (3) Wall Street Journal Dec 30, 2025
2% WILL "Boys __ be boys" (4) Newsday Dec 29, 2025

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