Small pronged thing used in ear-piercing Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Small pronged thing used in ear-piercing 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STRIDENT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STRIDENT Small pronged thing used in ear-piercing (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 20, 2016
4% SHRILL Ear-piercing (6) Universal Nov 9, 2025
4% LOUD Ear-piercing (4) Wall Street Journal Sep 29, 2025
3% TINE Prong (4) LA Times Daily Nov 17, 2025
3% HEAR Use your ears (4)
3% STUD Small earring (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 10, 2025
3% SAI Three-pronged weapon (3) TV Nov 9, 2025
3% SHRIEK Ear-piercing cry (6) The Times Concise Nov 5, 2025
3% CLIPON Earring for non-pierced ears (4-2) (6) Puzzler Nov 5, 2025
3% PAGE Dog-eared thing (4) Universal Nov 5, 2025

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