Related Clues:

• Military surprise
• Attack from hiding
• Make nasty comments
• Bird of the marshes
• Take cheap shots
• Long-billed game bird
• Criticize pettily
• Sandpiper's kin
• Long-billed marsh bird
• Shoot from hiding
• Be uncharitable, in a way
• Shoot using a scope, say
• Criticize slyly
• Cast aspersions
• Not attack head-on