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BACKFIRE

Answer: BACKFIRE

The answer BACKFIRE has 40 possible clues. See the results below.

Possible Clues:

  • Go wrong
  • Rebound (on originator)
  • Have exactly the wrong effect
  • Boomerang
  • Prove counterproductive
  • Be self-defeating
  • Cause a result opposite to that intended
  • Rebound causing defender to shoot
  • Produce an undesirable result
  • Fail to turn out as expected to support with enthusiasm
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Last seen in:

  • The Telegraph - TOUGHIE CROSSWORD NO: 2,420 - Apr 16 2020
  • The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 2,994 - Mar 10 2019
  • The Guardian - Quick crossword No 15,153 - Nov 30 2018
  • Wall Street Journal - Feb 12 2018 - Run Down
  • The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 28,446 - Jun 6 2017
  • The Guardian - Quick crossword No 14,686 - Jun 1 2017
  • Irish Times (Crosaire) - Sep 28 2016
  • The Washington Post - Sep 11 2016
  • The Times - Concise - Times Concise Jumbo No 699
  • The Chronicle of Higher Education - Sep 12 2014
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