Take potshots (at)
The crossword clue "Take potshots (at)" is answered by SNIPE, a 5-letter entry. Used 31 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SNIPE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SNIPE answer page.
Used 31 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- ASPERSE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SNIPE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SNIPE, most used first.
- Marsh bird - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
- Take potshots - used 56 times, most recently in 2024
- Shoot from hiding - used 23 times, most recently in 2022
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- Take place - OCCUR, used 121 times
- Take as one's own - ADOPT, used 111 times
- Take it easy - RELAX, used 103 times
- Take the helm - STEER, used 78 times
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