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Metal bolt and hammer Crossword Clue

Last seen in: The Times Sunday Cryptic · 2026-05-24

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(noun)

  1. a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite

(noun)

  1. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
  2. a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
  3. a power tool for drilling rocks
  4. a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
  5. the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
  6. a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
  7. a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
  8. the ossicle attached to the eardrum

(verb)

  1. beat with or as if with a hammer
  2. create by hammering

1 Potential Answers:

  • 99% match 7 letters
    WOLFRAM

    Metal bolt and hammer (7)

    The Times Sunday Cryptic · May 24, 2026

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