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The Clue
Pistol-packing (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ARMED
Tags
Notes
The answer ARMED is seen frequently, appearing about once every 160 puzzles.
Related Clues
Carrying
___ and dangerous
___ forces
Mailed
Packing
___ to the teeth
Carrying guns
Carrying a weapon
Having heat?
Holding heat
Kind of band
Kind of guard
Partner of dangerous
Prepared for combat
Ready for battle
Ready for the fray
Type of conflict
Type of forces
Holding one's piece
Like most combatants
Like a payroll guard
Venus de Milo, once
Definition
ARM as a verb:
1. (arm, build up, fortify, gird) = prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border"
2. supply with arms; "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan"
ARMED as an adjective:
1. (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms; "armed robbery"
2. having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination; "the many-armed goddess Shiva"
3. (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns