| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| POP | Small explosion | |
| SCALE | To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder. | |
| PLUFF | A puff, as of smoke from a pipe, or of dust from a puffball; a slight explosion, as of a small quantity of gunpowder. | |
| GUN | ...kets, rifles, carbines, and fowling pieces are smaller guns, for hand use, and are called small arms. Larger guns are called cannon, ordnance, f... |