Dig up ancient tool at first in old grotto (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EXCAVATE Dig up ancient tool at first in old grotto (8) (8)
7% SPADE Tool for digging (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 13, 2026
7% SHOVEL Digging tool (6) Universal Dec 12, 2025
6% EAT Dig in (3) Eugene Sheffer Feb 12, 2026
6% HOE Dig up dirt? (3) New York Times Feb 8, 2026
6% ROT Rubbish in grotto (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Feb 7, 2026
6% DELVE Dig (into) (5) The Telegraph Plusword Feb 6, 2026
6% INTO Digging (4) New York Times Feb 6, 2026
6% TROWEL Garden tool for digging small holes and weeding (6) The Times Specialist Feb 2, 2026
6% OLD Ancient keep, the first to be destroyed (3) The Times Cryptic Jan 27, 2026
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