Pull back a gun's hammer in readiness to shoot — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 4–letter crossword clue “Pull back a gun's hammer in readiness to shoot”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Quick on 8th Sept 2012. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Pull back a gun's hammer in readiness to shoot” is COCK (4 letters).
We last saw “Pull back a gun's hammer in readiness to shoot” in Guardian Quick on 8th Sept 2012.
The 4-letter answer for “Pull back a gun's hammer in readiness to shoot” is COCK.
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