Attack before being attacked — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 11–letter crossword clue “Attack before being attacked”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 6th Aug 2007. 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 “Attack before being attacked” is FIRSTSTRIKE (11 letters).
We last saw “Attack before being attacked” in NYT Crossword on 6th Aug 2007.
The 11-letter answer for “Attack before being attacked” is FIRSTSTRIKE.
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