Clues for the word "TOOL"
We've had 297 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 653 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on November 29, 2025.
Definition of tool
- n. - An instrument such as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations; any instrument used by a craftsman or laborer at his work; an implement; as, the tools of a joiner, smith, shoe-maker, etc.; also, a cutter, chisel, or other part of an instrument or machine that dresses work.
- n. - A machine for cutting or shaping materials; -- also called machine tool.
- n. - Hence, any instrument of use or service.
- n. - A weapon.
- n. - A person used as an instrument by another person; -- a word of reproach; as, men of intrigue have their tools, by whose agency they accomplish their purposes.
- v. t. - To shape, form, or finish with a tool.
- v. t. - To drive, as a coach.
Referring Clues
- Hammer or sickle
- Drive (along)
- Plane, e.g.
- Gimlet or screwdriver
- Cat's-paw
- Hammer or sickle, e.g.
- Die, e.g.
- "Home Improvement" prop
- Bushwhacker, e.g.
- Kit item
- Neolith, e.g.
- Edger, e.g.
- Neolith or paleolith
- Handyman's need
- Level, e.g.
- Drill, to a dentist
- Plane or square, e.g.
- Archaeological dig find
- Gouge or chisel
- Drive (around)
- Useful item
- Hammer or tongs
- Not the real decision-maker
- Chisel or gouge
- Labor saver
- Item in a carpenter's box
- Shed item
- Hammer or hoe
- "Man is a ___-making animal ...": Benjamin Franklin
- Awl or axe
- "Man is a ___-using animal": Thomas Carlyle
- Cleaver or lever
- Diligent student, in slang
- Ax or awl
- Maul or awl
- Awl, for one
- Adz or zax
- Trade requirement?
- Implement
- Screwdriver, for one
- Word after power or garden
- Rake, e.g.
- Something used by Bob the Builder
- Do some leatherwork
- Design on a book's binding
- Wrench, e.g.
- Home Depot purchase
- Cat's-paw, for example
- Torque wrench or box wrench
- Handyman's gadget
- Axe or adze
- Belt item
- Swiss Army knife component
- Saw, e.g.
- Hammer or saw
- Lever or level
- Shop item
- Wrench, for one
- Screwdriver, e.g.
- Item in a shed
- Gimlet or screwdriver, e.g.
- Kit thing
- Hammer, for one
- Item in a belt
- Plane, for one
- Pegboard hanger
- Utensil
- Trade item?
- Instrument
- Wrench or pliers
- Something exploited
- Hammer or 58 Down
- Hammer or chisel
- Object of exploitation
- Level or bevel
- Awl or chisel
- Wrench or hammer
- Decorate, in a way
- Chisel or hammer
- Work on leather
- Pliers or wrench
- Awl or auger
- Maul or awl, e.g.
- Word with kit or around
- Word with "kit" or "around"
- Rock, to a sea otter
- "Home Improvement" prop
- Die partner
- Wrench or adz, e.g.
- Gift for a handyman, probably
- Black & Decker item
- Workshop gizmo
- Word with power or garden
- Archaeological dig find, sometimes
- Zax or adz
- Adz or awl
- Adz or awl, e.g.
- Cruise about town
- Dig find, perhaps
- Awl or hacksaw
- Hardware store purchase
- Chisel, e.g.
- Saw or plane
- Something used on "Bob the Builder"
- Saw, say
- Wrench or screwdriver, e.g.
- Stanley product
- Home Depot buy
- Plane or pliers
- Handyman's necessity
- Plane or sander
- Bottle opener, e.g.
- Chisel or wrench, e.g.
- Puppet
- Word with "kit" or "around"
- It comes in a kit
- Table saw, for one
- Something found in a shed
- It's in the shop
- Drill, for one
- Saw, for one
- Awl or saw, e.g.
- Word with box or belt
- Gadget
- Screwdriver or saw
- Awl or ax
- Awl or adze
- Hammer or hacksaw
- Pliers. e.g.
- Awl, e.g.
- Drill, e.g.
- Shop class aid
- Square or level
- Saw or ax
- Belt hanger
- Rake or saw
- Plane, for example
- Plane or chisel
- Early human's stone creation
- Jogging gait
- Poker, e.g.
- Utility belt item
- Garage item
- Word with "kit" or "belt"
- Hammer or hacksaw
- Grinder or sander
- Item hung on a pegboard, often
- 33-Down, e.g.
- Die's partner?
- Level or hammer, e.g.
- Plane or pickax
- Hammer or hacksaw, e.g.
- Hammer or rasp
- Saw or hammer
- One being used
- VISE-GRIP, for one
- Handyman's belt item
- Jerk, slangily
- Pick, say
- Hacksaw, e.g.
- Bit in a kit, perhaps
- Square or compass
- File, for one
- Wrench
- Carpenter's helper
- Wedge or sledge
- Hoe or hatchet
- File or saw
- Level, for one
- Level or awl, e.g.
- Hammer or chisel, e.g.
- Easily manipulated sort
- Hammer or wrench
- Jack, hammer or jackhammer
- It might include "copy" and "paste"
- Screwdriver or hammer
- Plane or level
- Hammer or screwdriver
- Screwdriver or gimlet
- Torque wrench, e.g.
- Saw or screwdriver
- Trade staple
- Item on a belt
- It helps to get the job done
- Plane or c-clamp, e.g.
- Plane or saw, e.g.
- Thing for a carpenter
- Handy gadget
- Black & Decker offering
- Wrench or level, e.g.
- 1-Down, e.g.
- Square or plane
- Punch or file
- Useful thing
- One of many in a Swiss Army knife
- Hammer, e.g.
- Carpenter's equipment, such as a hammer
- Hammer or screwdriver, for one
- Wrench or screwdriver
- Carpenter's instrument
- Type of belt for a carpenter
- Hammer, to a carpenter
- Hammer or tape measure, for example
- Handy thing for a carpenter
- Person used by others
- Maynard James Keenan band
- Gift for a handyman
- "Undertow" band
- "Sober" band
- "Lateralus" band
- "10,000 Days" band
- Someone used rifle during uprising
- Device used for work
- Play about with a gun?
- Means by which money returned
- Excessively long instrument
- Device for mounting rifle
- Contrivance for raising dosh
- Total jerk
- Hammer or hatchet
- One instrumental in distributing loot?
- Adz, e.g.
- Workbench implement
- Cat's-paw of the extremist Left?
- "We must use time as a ___, not as a couch": JFK
- Screwdriver or wrench
- Instrument for getting back ill-gotten gains
- Oversized device?
- Cat's-paw brings back the spoils
- Perhaps saw money being raised
- Possibly saw money being picked up
- Saw or sickle
- Construction site sight
- THIS COULD BE A DRILL
- Implement brought back in Waterloo train
- Stooge
- Workbench item
- Unwitting accomplice
- Reamer or wrench
- Skil product
- Spade or club, e.g.
- Pick or axe
- Purchase at Lowe's
- Object in a 33-Down
- Jack or hammer
- Shed or shop item
- One of a handyman's set
- Work leather
- Craftsman product
- Black & Decker buy
- Handyman's item
- Workbench object
- C-clamp or T-square
- Item in a kit
- Fall guy
- Hardware store buy
- Level or plane
- Excessively light-headed, the worker can handle it
- Handyman's buy
- Hacksaw or hammer
- Implement excessively angled
- Pipe wrench, e.g.
- Hammer or handsaw
- Device
- Easily influenced person
- Soldering 50-Down, e.g.
- Level or lathe
- 54-Across or 58-Across, for example
- Easily manipulated type
- 4-Down, e.g.
- Drill or wrench
- Fixer's need
- Hammer or plane
- Adjustable wrench, for one
- Needle-nose pliers, for one
- Level or lever
- Instrument used excessively by a learner?
- A crow's twig, e.g.
- Wrench or gouge
- Jerkwad
- Item worn in a belt
- Hammer or saw, e.g.
- Jackhammer or saw
- Trade item?
- You can certainly work with it
- Tape measure or saw
- One instrumental in distributing loot?
- Cat's-paw of the extremist Left?
- Pick or file
- Stone, to a sea otter
- Stick, for a chimpanzee
- 49-Down product
- Jack, for one
- Obnoxious person, informally
- Jackass
- Sickle or saw
- Item on a mechanic's belt
Last Seen In
- Mirror Daily - November 29, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 11, 2025
- LA Times - November 11, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 28, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 26, 2025
- Daily American - September 29, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - September 26, 2025
- New York Times - September 15, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 11, 2025
- Daily American - August 08, 2025
- LA Times - July 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - June 16, 2025
- Daily American - May 11, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 07, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 23, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - April 22, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 18, 2025
- Your Life Choices - April 12, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 06, 2025
- USA Today - February 03, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - January 28, 2025
- Mirror Daily - January 21, 2025
- Daily Quick - January 20, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 02, 2025
- New York Times - December 30, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - December 22, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - December 04, 2024
- New York Times - November 26, 2024
- New York Times - November 17, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 06, 2024
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