Clues for the word "HANDLE"
We've had 60 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 101 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on January 15, 2026.
Definition of handle
- v. t. - To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.
- v. t. - To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.
- v. t. - To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands.
- v. t. - To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock.
- v. t. - To deal with; to make a business of.
- v. t. - To treat; to use, well or ill.
- v. t. - To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.
- v. t. - To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection.
- v. i. - To use the hands.
- n. - That part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc.
- n. - That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool.
Referring Clues
- Moniker
- Take care of
- Treat roughly
- Shovel part
- Deal with
- Attend to
- Radio moniker
- Dagger part
- You'll need to Stick ______ it
- Where to grip a knife
- Jug part
- CBer's nickname
- Knob
- Name (Sl.)
- Pitcher part
- Valise piece
- CBer's name
- Manage
- CB name
- Alias
- Nickname
- Part of a suitcase
- Manage - name
- Treat
- Part by which something is carried
- Control - deal with - write about
- Cope with composer in recital
- Name that's on the door?
- Held with an awkward grip
- Name of composer is heard
- Manage to hear composer
- Manage to get a title
- Trade name
- Deal with - one's name (slang)
- Title holder uses it
- It may be within your grasp
- Deal with name
- Trade in cloth and leather
- Name on the door?
- Name for spinach and lettuce
- Waist deposit
- Cope with
- Deal with body of crime writer
- See to
- Hilt
- Deal with a composer, by the sound of it
- Name a composer read aloud
- Name a composer heard
- CBer's moniker
- It might be within your grasp
- Grip
- Car door part
- Cup part
- Anyone should be able to grasp this
- One possibly held out can be grasped
- Gas pump part
- Pump part
- Twitter username
- "I can ___ it myself"
- It's for the manual worker to deal with
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - January 15, 2026
- New Zealand Herald - December 08, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - November 05, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - October 25, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 27, 2025
- Your Life Choices - April 23, 2025
- Your Life Choices - February 26, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 28, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - November 15, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - October 18, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - September 25, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - September 06, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - September 05, 2024
- Family Time - August 05, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - July 23, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - July 05, 2024
- Daily American - May 28, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - April 16, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - January 19, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - January 15, 2024
- USA Today - January 13, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - January 12, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - December 11, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - October 27, 2023
- New York Times - July 02, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 07, 2023
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - January 12, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - December 16, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - October 18, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - August 02, 2022
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