Mechanical tool tangles up when broken Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Mechanical tool tangles up when broken last seen in Telegraph 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STAPLEGUN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STAPLEGUN Mechanical tool tangles up when broken (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 11, 2021
3% SNARLS Tangles (6) Eugene Sheffer Jun 27, 2026
3% ENMESH Tangle up (6) LA Times Daily Jun 21, 2026
3% KNOT Hair tangle (4) Commuter Jun 18, 2026
3% SNARL Tangle (5) LA Times Daily Jun 7, 2026
3% SNARLED Tangled up (7) USA Today Jun 1, 2026
3% MIRED In a tangle (5) Newsday May 16, 2026
3% KNOTTY Tangled (6) (6) Puzzler May 2, 2026
2% HOSE Tool for filling up water balloons (4) USA Today Jun 26, 2026
2% GREASER Mechanic (7) (7) Mirror Quick Jun 25, 2026

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