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% 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% SLINGS Supports for broken arms (6) Commuter Jun 2, 2026
2% LUBE Mechanic's liquid, familiarly (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 31, 2026
2% KAPUT Totally broken (5) Commuter May 29, 2026
2% SHARDS Broken fragments (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 29, 2026
2% ROBOT Mechanical man (5) The Telegraph Quick May 27, 2026
2% TORSO Tangled roots and trunk (5) The Times Quick Cryptic May 25, 2026

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