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DERRINGERA short-barrelled pocket pistol of large calibre named after the American gunsmith who invented it
VERYMeans of launching a flare as a distress symbol, the ... pistol is named for the US naval officer who invented it
SHRAPNELProjectile containing a number of small pellets or bullets exploded before impact, named after the English army officer who invented it
ZEPPELINType of rigid airship named after the German count who invented it (8)
BOYSENBERRYType of bramble named after the American botanist who developed it
ABERNETHYCaraway-flavoured buttery digestive biscuit named after the London surgeon who invented it (9)
PIMMSGin-based fruit drink named after the fanner's son who invented it 1823 (5)
SALCHOWAn ice-skating jump named after the Swedish figure skater who invented it (7)
BELLMake a phone call to the fellow who invented it
AMSONIAClump-forming perennial named after the American, Charles Amson (7)
EDISONThe decorative Dahlia 'Thomas A. ___' is after the American inventor and businessman (6)
HOWITZERA short-barrelled piece of artillery designed for firing shells on high trajectories at low velocities (8)
LONGSIGHTPresumably it's no aid to aiming a short-barrelled gun (4,5)
SANDWICHSnack enclosed between two slices of bread, named for John Montagu, the earl who is popularly supposed to have invented it
LUGERWhat was the standard pistol of the German armed forces from 1908 to 1938? (5)
CARPETBAGGEROpportunist (from the North after the American Civil War?) (12)
RCAAmp connector named for the company that invented it
CANNONAutomatic aircraft gun of large calibre (6)
BAHAMASWhere many Loyalists resettled after the American Revolution
AMBUSHEDExhausted after the American is unexpectedly attacked (8)