The Clue
Critical attack (9 letter answer)
The Answer
BROADSIDE
Tags
Notes
The answer BROADSIDE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
BROADSIDE as a noun:
1. (circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway) = an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
2. (tirade, philippic, broadside) = a speech of violent denunciation
3. all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
4. the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; "the ship was broadside to the dock"
5. the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
BROADSIDE as a verb:
1. collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine"
BROADSIDE as an adjective:
1. toward a full side; "a broadside attack"
BROADSIDE as an adverb:
1. with a side facing an object; "the train hit the truck broadside"; "the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it"