Hammer beats tack (5) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Hammer beats tack (5) last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. 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 BASTE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BASTE Hammer beats tack (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 5, 2025
8% ADDS Tacks on (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 3, 2025
8% ADD Tack on (3) Universal Dec 2, 2025
7% IVENOIDEA "Beats me!" (9) New York Times Jan 9, 2026
7% THOR God with a hammer (4) Commuter Jan 7, 2026
7% PEEN Hammer part (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 6, 2026
7% SLEDGE Heavy hammer (6) Commuter Dec 29, 2025
7% OUTDO Beat (5) (5) Puzzler Dec 23, 2025
7% PAPER It beats rock (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 21, 2025
7% ILOST "They beat me" (5) LA Times Daily Dec 14, 2025

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