The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word REV which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2023.
Gun crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REV | 73 % | 3 |
| STEN | 15 % | 4 |
| BREN | 3 % | 4 |
| REVUP | 3 % | 5 |
| HEATER | 2 % | 6 |
| UZI | 2 % | 3 |
| PIECE | 2 % | 5 |
| RIFLE | 2 % | 5 |
Why may REV be the right solution?
The answer "REV" is short for "revolver," which is a type of gun.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gun
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shooter
- artillery
- ordnance
- gunslinger
- gas pedal
- throttle
- gunman
- gas
- hit man
- accelerator
- hired gun
- torpedo
Crossword Answer definitions
REV verb- To increase the speed of a motor, or to operate at a higher speed.
- Revolution
- A member of the Christian clergy; a minister.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result REV
- Gun the engine
- Hit the accelerator
- MLK's title
- Minister, for short
- Pastor, for short
- Prepare to drag
- Race the engine
- Part of r.p.m.
- __ up (accelerate)
- Gun the motor
More clues leading to the result STEN
- Anna of "Nana"
- British carbine
- British gun
- British weapon
- Russian actress Anna
- "Nana" star
- Thompson machine gun substitute
- Tommy's gun
- Court figure, briefly
- British small arm
More clues leading to the result BREN
- Infantry weapon of WWII
- Falklands War weapon
- W.W.II machine gun
- Light machine gun
- Gas-powered submachine gun
- WWII museum piece
- British gun
- British weapon designed in Czechoslovakia
- Falklands War gun
- Machine gun partly named for the Czech city in which it was designed
More clues leading to the result REVUP
- Gun the engine
- Accelerate
- Intensify
- Excite
- Increase in strength
- Gun, as an engine
- Accelerate sharply
- Race, as an engine
- Energize
- Increase, as an engine's speed
More clues leading to the result HEATER
- Fastball, slangily
- Fireballer's pitch
- Cold weather comfort
- Pistol, slangily
- Wintertime appliance
- Gangster's rod
- Gat
- Auto accessory for wintry weather
- Furnace or Franklin stove
- Goon's gun
More clues leading to the result UZI
- AK-47 relative
- Submachine gun
- Automatic weapon
- Machine gun with an Israeli name
- Gun created by an Israeli army captain
- "Call of Duty: Black Ops" weapon
- "Grand Theft Auto" gun
- Action film arm
- Action movie prop
- Bullet sprayer
More clues leading to the result PIECE
- Put together
- "__ of cake"
- Slice
- Article
- Bishop, e.g.
- Jigsaw fragment
- Section
- Pawn, say
- Fragment
- Player on a board