Weapon that needs to be fired before it can be used (5-7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Weapon that needs to be fired before it can be used (5-7) . 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FLAMETHROWER.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FLAMETHROWER Weapon that needs to be fired before it can be used (5-7) (12)
9% SHOOT Fire a weapon (5) (5) Mirror Classic Feb 10, 2026
7% RETURN Word which can precede address, fire and ticket (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Feb 22, 2026
7% UNTIL Before Blue Berets fired back (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Feb 9, 2026
7% ERE Before, as used by Blake, perhaps (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 8, 2026
7% MACHINEGUN Automatic rapid-firing weapon (7,3) (10) Puzzler Feb 2, 2026
7% BAPTISM ___ by fire (7) USA Today Feb 2, 2026
7% IPHONE On which Apple Pay can be used (6) New York Times Feb 1, 2026
7% HIP Word used twice before "hooray!" (3)
7% SPEAR Pears used as weapon (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Jan 27, 2026
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