Steadily works gripping tool with no resistance (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Steadily works gripping tool with no resistance (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on November 2, 2026. 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PLIES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PLIES Steadily works gripping tool with no resistance (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 2, 2026
6% HELD Was gripping? (4) LA Times Daily Oct 16, 2026
5% OHMS Resistance units (4) Premier Sunday Nov 1, 2026
5% OHM Unit of resistance (3) Universal Oct 31, 2026
5% IMPLEMENTS Tools (10) The Atlantic Oct 31, 2026
5% HOLD Grip (4) (4) Mirror Quick Oct 28, 2026
5% LAZINESS Resistance to working girl acquiring specialist periodical (8) The Times Cryptic Oct 28, 2026
5% SPADE Tool for digging (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 28, 2026
5% CORER Tool for a pineapple (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 28, 2026
5% RAKE Croupier's tool (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 26, 2026

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