This sounds a lot like Cockney grinding up rusty hinges with ale Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ESTUARYENGLISH This sounds a lot like Cockney grinding up rusty hinges with ale (14) The Telegraph Cryptic May 4, 2021
3% CREAKING Sounding like rusty hinge (8) (8)
3% CREAK Sound of a rusty hinge (5) The Times Concise Sep 21, 2020
3% SCREAK Sound of a rusty hinge. (6)
2% PALE Ale variety (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 3, 2025
2% FANG Tooth grinding initially on nut (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 31, 2025
2% KNEE Leg hinge (4) Newsday Oct 26, 2025
2% SYRUP Cockney rhyming slang for a wig (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 26, 2025
2% ATON Lots (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
2% TOA Grind __ halt (3) Newsday Oct 23, 2025

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