A curly figure, flourish or squiggle; a twiddle with the thumbs; a pirouette or rapid gyration; something wound, such as a coil; or, a spin of a baton (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A curly figure, flourish or squiggle; a twiddle with the thumbs; a pirouette or rapid gyration; something wound, such as a coil; or, a spin of a baton (5) . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TWIRL.

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Crossword Answer For A curly figure, flourish or squiggle; a twiddle with the thumbs; a pirouette or rapid gyration; something wound, such as a coil; or, a spin of a baton (5):

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TWIRL A curly figure, flourish or squiggle; a twiddle with the thumbs; a pirouette or rapid gyration; something wound, such as a coil; or, a spin of a baton (5) (5)
4% TALE Something to spin (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 22, 2025
4% IDLES Twiddles one's thumbs (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 9, 2025
4% TWIST Coil, spin (5) (5) Mirror Classic Aug 5, 2025
3% FANFARE Trumpet flourish (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 15, 2025
3% SWIRL Barista's flourish (5) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
3% FAST Rapid (4) Commuter Oct 10, 2025
3% SWIFT Rapid (5) LA Times Daily Oct 10, 2025
3% CEDILLA Squiggle under the c in François (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 6, 2025
3% POETRY Lines of type or squiggles (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 30, 2025
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We found 40 solutions for A curly figure, flourish or squiggle; a twiddle with the thumbs; a pirouette or rapid gyration; something wound, such as a coil; or, a spin of a baton (5). The top solutions are determined by popularity, ratings and frequency of searches. The most likely answer for the clue is TWIRL.

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