Spiked torture device, almost certainly a Victorian rather than medieval invention Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Spiked torture device, almost certainly a Victorian rather than medieval invention last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is IRONMAIDEN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IRONMAIDEN Spiked torture device, almost certainly a Victorian rather than medieval invention (10) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 30, 2025
4% YES "Certainly!" (3) Wall Street Journal Feb 17, 2026
4% VIBESBASED Determined by feelings rather than facts (10) Universal Feb 14, 2026
4% MACE Club-like medieval weapon headed with spikes (4) The Times Concise Jan 24, 2026
4% RACK Medieval torture device (4) The Times Concise Nov 10, 2023
3% LEECH Medieval cure-all (5) New York Times Feb 19, 2026
3% MEAD Medieval fair quaff (4) LA Times Daily Feb 18, 2026
3% LEE Director Spike (3) Universal Feb 10, 2026
3% TEPID Rather weak (5) Newsday Feb 5, 2026
3% NEEDLES Pine spikes (7) (7) Puzzler Feb 3, 2026

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