A knife with the blade pivoted to fold into a recess in the handle (9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A knife with the blade pivoted to fold into a recess in the handle (9) . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is JACKKNIFE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% JACKKNIFE A knife with the blade pivoted to fold into a recess in the handle (9) (9)
5% AXLE Wheel pivot (4) The Telegraph Mini Jan 7, 2026
5% APSES Recesses (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 25, 2025
5% KNIFE Blade (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 23, 2025
5% NICHE Recess (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 21, 2025
5% TREAT Handle (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 9, 2025
5% SLUE Pivot (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 8, 2025
5% TOE Pirouette pivot (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 22, 2025
5% LEVER Handle, pivot (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 17, 2021
4% ISTOO Retort at recess (5) New York Times Jan 10, 2026
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