Tools to get hold of instead of spades Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VICES Tools to get hold of instead of spades (5) The Times Cryptic Apr 21, 2023
3% LIEU In __ of (instead of) (4) Newsday Aug 27, 2025
3% GALORE In spades (6) New York Times Aug 3, 2025
3% SHOVEL Spade-like tool for scooping and lifting (6) The Times Specialist Jul 28, 2025
3% ELSE Instead (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 3, 2025
3% ACE ___ of spades (3)
3% NABS Gets a hold of (4) Commuter Jun 6, 2025
3% OBTAIN Get hold of (6) The Telegraph Quick Jun 2, 2025
2% MISTYPE Write "cooly" instead of "coolly," say (7)
2% RAKE Gardening tool (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 1, 2025

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