Piercing tool
The crossword clue "Piercing tool" is answered by AWL, a 3-letter entry. Used 149 times across 40 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
AWL
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AWL answer page.
Used 149 times across 40 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- ADZ (1 uses in xd)
- ADZE (1 uses in xd)
- BORER (1 uses in xd)
- BRADAWL (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AWL
Every other clue in this pilot answered by AWL, most used first.
- Cobbler's tool - used 79 times, most recently in 2026
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