Clues for the word "SPANNER"
We've had 27 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 40 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Quick crossword on September 20, 2025.
Definition of spanner
- n. - One who, or that which, spans.
- n. - The lock of a fusee or carbine; also, the fusee or carbine itself.
- n. - An iron instrument having a jaw to fit a nut or the head of a bolt, and used as a lever to turn it with; a wrench; specifically, a wrench for unscrewing or tightening the couplings of hose.
- n. - A contrivance in some of the ealier steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam.
Referring Clues
- Type of wrench
- British wrench
- Wrench, to a Brit
- Wrench to a Brit
- Tool
- Monkey wrench
- Kind of wrench
- Wrench
- Brit's wrench
- Nut-turning tool
- Hand tool
- Steel hand tool
- Small bicycle accessory - I dropped a tool
- Bad thing to have in the works!
- Tool usable on a box
- Tool for fastening nuts
- Device used in bridge
- Tool box contains not a thing - nothing less
- Nut fastener
- A help or hindrance in the works
- Tool needed for making a bridge?
- Tool for nuts (or 4 ac?)
- Southern prospector's tool
- Tool, last of screwdrivers I removed from bag
- Comes across critic after opening of show
- Tool for turning nuts and bolts
- Tool to turn nuts and bolts
Last Seen In
- Daily Quick - September 20, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - March 09, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 10, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - November 01, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - July 27, 2024
- Daily Quick - September 20, 2023
- New Zealand Herald - August 12, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 18, 2023
- Your Life Choices - July 17, 2022
- Mindfood Daily - February 06, 2018
- Mirror Quick - January 31, 2018
- New Zealand Herald - December 14, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - December 10, 2017
- Mirror Quick - October 27, 2017
- Daily Quick - September 20, 2017
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 07, 2017
- Mirror Classic - August 28, 2017
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - August 20, 2017
- Your Life Choices - June 17, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - April 24, 2017
- USA Today - June 27, 2016
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 24, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - March 09, 2016
- Evening Standard Quick - December 22, 2015
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - March 26, 2015
- Guardian Prize - January 25, 2014
- Guardian Quick - December 19, 2013
- Guardian Quick - May 22, 2013
- Guardian Quick - February 26, 2012
- Guardian Cryptic - March 08, 2010
- And in 10 more crossword puzzles...