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The Clue

Critical attack (9 letter answer)

The Answer

BROADSIDE

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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"