What corkscrew-like hand tool is used for boring holes? (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AUGER What corkscrew-like hand tool is used for boring holes? (5) (5)
7% GIMLET Hand tool for boring holes (6) New York Times Jun 11, 2018
7% AUGERS Hand tools for boring holes (6)
6% SPANNER Hand tool (7) (7) Mirror Quick Feb 6, 2026
6% SAWS Hand tools (4) Newsday Dec 4, 2025
6% DRILLS Tools used for boring holes (6)
5% UTENSIL Useful tool (7) (7) The Sun Mini Feb 8, 2026
5% CLOSERANGE Like hand-to-hand fighting (10) New York Times Feb 7, 2026
5% TROWEL Garden tool for digging small holes and weeding (6) The Times Specialist Feb 2, 2026
5% OAR Tool used by whitewater rafters (3)
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