Punching tool ... or, read differently, a hint to 20-, 28-, 48- and 56-Across Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Punching tool ... or, read differently, a hint to 20-, 28-, 48- and 56-Across . 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FIST.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FIST Punching tool ... or, read differently, a hint to 20-, 28-, 48- and 56-Across (4)
5% WHATSSOFUNNY Question asked in response to the starts of both words in 20-, 28- and 48-Across (12) Wall Street Journal Oct 7, 2025
5% AWLS Punching tools (4) Commuter Oct 1, 2025
4% VANMAN See 20 Across (6) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 22, 2025
4% IDONTLIKE ____ 48 Across, 1979 hit (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2025
4% HAPPY ____ 48 Across, Salford band (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2025
4% RAINYDAYS ____ and 48 Across, hit for the Carpenters (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2025
4% APPRAISED *Evaluated ... or, read differently, a hint to the word progressing through the starred clues' answers (9) Universal Oct 20, 2025
4% ADFREE Not interrupted by commercials ... or shortened like the middle words of 20-, 30-, 48- and 60-Across? (6) New York Times Oct 20, 2025
4% GLO "Light" prefix that rhymes with 48-Across (3) The Atlantic Oct 19, 2025
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