Sword with a sharply pointed blade, used to pierce armour Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sword with a sharply pointed blade, used to pierce armour 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ESTOC.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ESTOC Sword with a sharply pointed blade, used to pierce armour (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 9, 2018
4% FENCER Blade wielder (6) Newsday Jan 29, 2026
4% OARS Skiff blades (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 29, 2026
4% YANK Tug sharply (4)
4% IMPALED Pierced (7) (7) Puzzler Jan 28, 2026
4% ROTOR Helicopter blade (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 27, 2026
4% SAIL Windmill blade (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 26, 2026
4% METAT Used as a rendezvous point (5) New York Times Jan 24, 2026
4% CHAINMAIL Type of armour (9) The Times Concise Jan 23, 2026
4% RAZOR Sort of blade (5) Newsday Jan 22, 2026

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