Ping over - attacking forked stick (8)

Latest answer — September 09, 2026

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Clue explained

A CATAPULT can ping or fling something over a distance, and a traditional catapult may be a forked stick used for launching objects. The question mark highlights the deliberately informal description.

Clue type:
Pun or wordplay
A simple forked-stick catapult used to launch a small object

Guardian Quick Crossword

This clue's Wednesday, September 09, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Crustacean-based Lancastrian dish - promptest dish (anag) (6,7)
  2. 8Cobber (3)
  3. 9Populace (3,6)
  4. 10Number every sheet in book, e.g. (8)
  5. 11Holstein-Friesian flesh? (4)
  6. 13Sewer (6)
  7. 14Animator (6)
  8. 16Central London area (4)
  9. 17Ping over - attacking forked stick (8)
  10. 20Yeah! (5-2-2)
  11. 21See ya! (3)
  12. 22Carbon dioxide or methane, eg (10,3)

Down

  1. 1As a springy book or restaurant? (3-2)
  2. 2Post for a utility (9,4)
  3. 3Better-quality (8)
  4. 4Easily riled (6)
  5. 5Top of the house (4)
  6. 62000 problem? (10,3)
  7. 7Cook quickly in hot oil (4-3)
  8. 12Having two husbands or wives, simultaneously (8)
  9. 13That's it, just as it is! (7)
  10. 15Belvedere (6)
  11. 18Long lock (5)
  12. 19Swivel (4)

The answer to “Ping over - attacking forked stick (8)” in the The Guardian Quick crossword is CATAPULT — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Guardian Quick crossword on September 9, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 17-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Ping over - attacking forked stick (8)” answer

CATAPULT (8 letters)

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What does CATAPULT mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of CATAPULT is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a forked stick with an elastic band fastened to the two prongs, used by children for shooting small stones

When else has “Ping over - attacking forked stick (8)” appeared?

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September 9, 2026 (most recent) → CATAPULT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Ping over - attacking forked stick (8)”?

The answer is CATAPULT, a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Guardian Quick crossword on September 9, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Ping over - attacking forked stick (8)”?

8 letters: CATAPULT.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Guardian Quick crossword on September 9, 2026 (a Wednesday puzzle), at 17-Across.

Can “Ping over - attacking forked stick (8)” have a different answer?

Yes — The Guardian Quick sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Guardian Quick answers?

The full grid for September 9, 2026 is on the Guardian Quick answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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