An alloy for striking sparks from flint; a sword; a tool for honing a knife; or, a bone, rod or stay for corsetry (5) Crossword Clue

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Crossword Answer For An alloy for striking sparks from flint; a sword; a tool for honing a knife; or, a bone, rod or stay for corsetry (5):

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STEEL An alloy for striking sparks from flint; a sword; a tool for honing a knife; or, a bone, rod or stay for corsetry (5) (5)
3% PIQUE Spark, as curiosity (5) Newsday Nov 9, 2025
3% EPEE Sword whose name is French for "sword" (4) Universal Nov 7, 2025
3% RAPIERS Some swords (7) Thomas Joseph Nov 7, 2025
3% EPEES Fencing swords (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 7, 2025
3% IDEA Creative spark (4) Newsday Nov 4, 2025
3% DOWEL Wooden rod (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 4, 2025
3% WAND Magician's rod (4) The Telegraph Quick Nov 4, 2025
3% ABIDE Stay (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 2, 2025
3% REEL Rod's partner (4) LA Times Daily Oct 29, 2025
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