In despair, start battering with a tool (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPADE In despair, start battering with a tool (5) (5)
7% WOE Deep despair (3)
7% NOHOPE Total despair (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 15, 2025
6% SAW Toothy tool (3) USA Today Jan 15, 2026
6% RAKE Croupier's tool (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 15, 2026
6% SPEARS A press battering for Britney? (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 14, 2026
6% AXES Firefighters' tools (4) Universal Jan 14, 2026
6% AXE Hewing tool (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 14, 2026
6% EPEE Duel tool (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 13, 2026
6% OARS Rowing tools (4) Commuter Jan 13, 2026
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