The clue "hand tool" last appeared in the The Guardian Quick crossword on August 14, 2018. The correct answer for this puzzle is "CHISEL", a 6-letter word.
Solution CHISEL is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution CHISEL is 6 letters long. We have 6 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 34 solutions. The longest is CONTRAPTION with 11 letters, and the shortest is AWL with 3 letters.
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Solutions are between 3 and 11 letters long.