BACKFIRE Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 134 solutions for 'BACKFIRE' with 4 to 17 letters.
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The clue "backfire" last appeared in the Newsday.com crossword on August 3, 2017. The correct answer for this puzzle is "BOOMERANG", a 9-letter word.

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Answer
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BACKFIRE with 11 letters
BACKLASHING
11
BURNING GHAT
11
COME TO GRIEF
11
COUNTERBLOW
11
COUNTERFIRE
11
COUNTERSTEP
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FALL THROUGH
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FULGURATION
11
FULMINATION
11
FUNERAL PYRE
11
IGNIS FATUUS
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PRAIRIE FIRE
11
SEA OF FLAMES
11
SHEET OF FIRE
11
BACKFIRE with 12 letters
CHEERFUL FIRE
12
COUNTERBLAST
12
LAMBENT FLAME
12
RECALCITRATE
12
REPERCUSSION
12
SIGNAL BEACON
12
TWO-ALARM FIRE
12
BACKFIRE with 13 letters
CONFLAGRATION
13
COUNTERATTACK
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COUNTERSTROKE
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CRACKLING FIRE
13
FLASHING POINT
13
BACKFIRE with 14 letters
COUNTERMEASURE
14
RECALCITRATION
14
THREE-ALARM FIRE
14
BACKFIRE with 15 letters
COMEHOMETOROOST
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FLICKERING FLAME
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BACKFIRE with 17 letters
COUNTERINSURGENCY
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COUNTERREVOLUTION
17
HAVE REPERCUSSIONS
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Top answers for BACKFIRE crossword clue from newspapers

BOOMERANG
GOWRONG

Definition of backfire

  • a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path; a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine; a miscalculation that recoils on its maker; come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"; emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time"; set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire

Anagrams of backfire

FIREBACK

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What is the best solution to the riddle BACKFIRE?

Solution BOOMERANG is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution BOOMERANG is 9 letters long. We have 12 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "BACKFIRE"?

There are 134 solutions. The longest is COUNTERINSURGENCY with 17 letters, and the shortest is BANG with 4 letters.

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Solutions are between 4 and 17 letters long.

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