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Take Potshots Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SNIPE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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199%5Exact Match!
242%8 Verbal barbs or potshots
326%6 Took potshots

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We think the answer is "SNIPE" which means:

    noun
  • • Old or new world straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
  • • A gunshot from a concealed location
  • verb
  • • Hunt or shoot snipe
  • • Aim and shoot with great precision
  • • Attack in speech or writing

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I saw a snipe flying over the marsh."
  • • "The snipe is known for its long beak."

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New York Times22 May 2022 Down 78
New York Times21 Nov 2007 Down 52
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