Clues for the word "WRENCH"
We've had 39 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 65 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on October 24, 2025.
Definition of wrench
- v. t. - Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem.
- v. t. - A violent twist, or a pull with twisting.
- v. t. - A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint.
- v. t. - Means; contrivance.
- v. t. - An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with jaws or an angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts, screw taps, etc.; a screw key. Many wrenches have adjustable jaws for grasping nuts, etc., of different sizes.
- v. t. - The system made up of a force and a couple of forces in a plane perpendicular to that force. Any number of forces acting at any points upon a rigid body may be compounded so as to be equivalent to a wrench.
- n. - To pull with a twist; to wrest, twist, or force by violence.
- n. - To strain; to sprain; hence, to distort; to pervert.
Referring Clues
- Jerk
- Twister?
- Twist badly
- A type of one begins the answers to starred clues
- Twist suddenly
- Twist violently
- Mechanic's tool
- Bolt turner
- Tool
- Plumber's tool
- Tool chest item
- Hurt an ankle
- Sudden twist
- Turning tool
- Twisting tool
- Twist with it
- Another carpenter's tool
- Tool found by architect in front of church
- Hand tool
- Pull young lady? Get right in!
- Sprain - difficult parting
- Bird the child found in the tool shed
- Spanner
- Pull woman Romeo's into
- Violent twist - (adjustable) spanner
- One of the weapons in Clue
- Adjustable spanner
- Ring audibly at St Clement's, say
- Upheaval involving architect with the church
- Painful separation of church architect and church?
- Young girl, gripping one hand as difficult parting
- Adjustable spanner, monkey ___
- Roger in maid's clutches is a tool
- Strain shown by architect connected with church
- Strain
- Monkey ___
- Tear when getting something from the tool box
- Clue weapon
- Something you pull with difficulty from the tool bag?
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 24, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - October 15, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - September 24, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - July 12, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - July 03, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - June 23, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 17, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - January 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 17, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - June 14, 2024
- Your Life Choices - April 04, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - April 03, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - March 18, 2024
- New Zealand Herald - February 05, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - January 16, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - October 12, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - September 24, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 21, 2023
- Daily Cryptic - January 16, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - October 02, 2022
- Your Life Choices - August 28, 2022
- New Zealand Herald - July 28, 2022
- Mindfood Daily - December 30, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - December 05, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - November 08, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - September 24, 2017
- Mirror Classic - September 14, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 18, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - August 10, 2017
- Your Life Choices - July 04, 2017
- And in 35 more crossword puzzles...