The backward movement of a gun when it is fired (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RECOIL The backward movement of a gun when it is fired (6) (6)
8% LOADED Ready to fire (gun) (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 11, 2026
6% REV Gun, of an engine (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 1, 2026
6% RIFLE Some stuck up colonel fires gun (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 29, 2026
6% BEND ___ over backwards (4)
6% DNA It appears backward in "stranded" (3) Universal Sep 28, 2026
6% SPASMS Involuntary movements (6) Commuter Sep 18, 2026
6% EBB Backward flow (3) Commuter Sep 16, 2026
6% UZI Submachine-gun (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 16, 2026
6% FLOW Continuous movement (4) Commuter Sep 14, 2026
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