Staples, paper clips, and the like Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FASTENERS Staples, paper clips, and the like (9) Wall Street Journal Jun 17, 2019
8% ICON Paper clip for an attachment, e.g. (4) LA Times Daily Oct 2, 2025
8% ATTACHED Stapled or paper-clipped (8)
7% LINED Like ruled paper (5) Premier Sunday Oct 26, 2025
7% ANAGRAMS Apple crisp and paper clips, e.g. (8) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
7% GAIT Clip (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 8, 2025
7% ONEUSE Like paper napkins (6) New York Times Sep 13, 2025
6% AMMO Clip contents (4) Thomas Joseph Nov 13, 2025
6% TRIM Tidy; clip (4) The Times Concise Nov 13, 2025
6% CATFISH Seafood gumbo staple (7) USA Today Nov 10, 2025

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