He makes weapons that hurt you once invading Britain

The answer to “He makes weapons that hurt you once invading Britain” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is BOWYER — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on September 4, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 18-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.

“He makes weapons that hurt you once invading Britain” answer

BOWYER (6 letters)

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What does BOWYER mean?

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

When else has “He makes weapons that hurt you once invading Britain” appeared?

The Times Cryptic reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

September 4, 2026 (most recent) → BOWYER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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