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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BLIMP Aircraft mechanic initially breaks spanner in the works (5) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 3, 2021
3% GROUNDCREW Aircraft mechanics, with justification, became boastful (10) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 26, 2026
3% WRENCH Adjustable spanner (6) The Times Specialist Feb 16, 2026
3% RIALTOBRIDGE Venetian spanner? (6,6) (12) The Guardian Quick Feb 10, 2026
3% SNAGS Spanners in the works, so to speak (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 23, 2026
2% STORM Charge in transistor mechanism (5) (5) The Guardian Quiptic Mar 15, 2026
2% EGO Freudian origin of defense mechanisms (3) New York Times Mar 14, 2026
2% LONDONBRIDGE Twisting or bending old collapsible spanner? (12) The Times Quick Cryptic Mar 7, 2026
2% OTTO Good name for a car mechanic (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 4, 2026
2% PINION Rack and ---, mechanism (6) The Times Concise Mar 3, 2026

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