Wrench
Crossword Clue and Answers
Today we have 18 crossword solutions for Wrench which appeared recently in The Sun Cryptic.
We have deemed Wrench as a VERY COMMON crossword clue, we've seen it more than 18 times in a variety of crossword publications.
The most recent answer we found for this clue is "SPANNER".
Publications
- The Sun Cryptic - Wednesday, 12 May 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Monday, 21 Dec 2020
- The Sun Cryptic - Thursday, 27 Aug 2020
- Irish Independent - Simple - Tuesday, 23 Jun 2020
- Irish Independent - Simple - Wednesday, 27 May 2020
- Irish Independent - Simple - Tuesday, 7 Jan 2020
- The New York Times Crossword - Wednesday, 4 Dec 2019
- The New York Times Crossword - Friday, 19 Oct 2018
- The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 1 Apr 2018
Crossword Answers
4 letters
RICK
A stack of hay
TURN
Get by buying and selling; "the company turned a good profit after a year"
PULL
The act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"
YANK
An American (especially to non-Americans)
JERK
A sudden abrupt pull
TOOL
The means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease"
5 letters
PRISE
Regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity"
CRICK
English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)
WRICK
A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
WRING
A twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring"
WREST
Obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government"
TWIST
Twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest"
ALLEN
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
6 letters
SPRAIN
A painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments
STRAIN
The act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"
TORQUE
A twisting force
7 letters
TWISTER
Small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts
SPANNER
A hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt