Arm of the British military?
The crossword clue "Arm of the British military?" is answered by STEN, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
STEN
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STEN answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2015; first recorded in 2003. It appears in 4 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.
- STENGUN (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for STEN
Every other clue in this collection answered by STEN, most used first.
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- Actress Anna - used 12 times, most recently in 2003
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- Type of gun. - used 9 times, most recently in 1976
- WWII submachine gun - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
- Light submachine gun - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- English gun - used 7 times, most recently in 1996
- Gun or actress - used 7 times, most recently in 1989
- Submachine gun - used 7 times, most recently in 2002
- British firearm - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
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