Sharp piece of wire that's used to fix locks Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sharp piece of wire that's used to fix locks featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on October 29, 2025. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HAIRPIN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HAIRPIN Sharp piece of wire that's used to fix locks (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 29, 2025
5% SOO Michigan's __ Locks (3) LA Times Daily Oct 29, 2025
5% SHRIEKS Sharp screams (7) Newsday Oct 28, 2025
5% HASPS Lock holders (5) Premier Sunday Oct 26, 2025
5% DRAMAS "The Crown" and "The Wire", e.g. (6) TV Oct 26, 2025
5% ROYCE Clarence ___, "The Wire" mayor (5) New York Times Oct 24, 2025
5% STAB Sharp pain (4) Universal Oct 22, 2025
5% RAPS Sharp knocks (4) Commuter Oct 18, 2025
5% SCISSORS What barbers use for a wrestler's locks? (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
5% ACUTE Sharp, as eyesight (5) Newsday Oct 15, 2025

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