Tool that's sharp but may be said to be blunt (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tool that's sharp but may be said to be blunt (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on July 9, 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 SPADE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPADE Tool that's sharp but may be said to be blunt (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jul 9, 2026
64% AXE Sharp-edged tool (3) New York Times Jun 28, 2026
56% OBTUSE Blunt (6) Puzzler Backwords May 12, 2026
53% EPEE Blunted blade (4) Newsday Jul 5, 2026
51% ACUTE Sharp (5) LA Times Daily Jun 25, 2026
51% KEEN Sharp (4) Eugene Sheffer Jun 2, 2026
51% TRENCHANT - DD Sharp or blunt (14)
51% CURT Sharp or blunt (4)
48% SWERVE Sharp turn (6) LA Times Daily Jul 4, 2026
48% BITE Sharp flavor (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 2, 2026

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