Something that's afoot may take a hammering (4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Something that's afoot may take a hammering (4) . 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 NAIL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NAIL Something that's afoot may take a hammering (4) (4)
80% UNION Something nasty afoot with British deserting alliance (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 7, 2025
77% PCT Agt.'s take (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 7, 2025
77% BAT Something to take to a ball? (3) USA Today Oct 23, 2025
77% SUIT Something to take to the cleaners (4) The Washington Post Mini Oct 11, 2025
70% OWNIT Take full responsibility for something (5) New York Times Nov 16, 2025
70% NAILUP Seal with a hammer (6) Newsday Nov 16, 2025
70% PEEN Hammer part (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 12, 2025
70% TOOL Hammer, e.g. (4) Universal Nov 8, 2025
70% SLEDGE Heavy hammer (6) Eugene Sheffer Nov 3, 2025
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