Hole puncher
The crossword clue "Hole puncher" is answered by AWL, a 3-letter entry. Used 40 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AWL
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AWL answer page.
Used 40 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- STILETTO (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for AWL
Every other clue in this collection answered by AWL, most used first.
- Piercing tool - used 149 times, most recently in 2026
- Cobbler's tool - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
- Hole-punching tool - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
- Hole-making tool - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Hole maker - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Leatherworker's tool - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Pointed tool - used 37 times, most recently in 2022
- Punching tool - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Shoemaker's tool - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Puncturing tool - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Hole in one - ACE, used 91 times
- Hole number - PAR, used 88 times
- Needle hole - EYE, used 56 times
- Deep hole - PIT, used 52 times
- Needle's hole - EYE, used 30 times
- Be in the hole - OWE, used 29 times
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