Instrument to cut branches? Sharpen axes first Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% XYLOPHONE Instrument to cut branches? Sharpen axes first (9) The Times Cryptic Jul 25, 2024
6% CHOP Cut with an axe (4) (4) Mirror Classic Oct 2, 2025
5% STROP Barber's sharpener (5) Newsday Dec 15, 2025
5% LETGO Give the ax to (5) The Washington Post Mini Dec 10, 2025
5% WHET Sharpen (4) Newsday Dec 5, 2025
5% LOPPED Cut off (a branch) from a tree (6) (6) The Sun Mini Nov 18, 2025
5% HONE Sharpen (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 15, 2025
5% CLEAVE Split with an axe (6) Commuter Nov 15, 2025
5% HONED Sharpened (5) Universal Nov 11, 2025
5% OFFSHOOTS Branches (9) Eugene Sheffer Nov 7, 2025

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