Handle without care
The crossword clue "Handle without care" is answered by MAUL, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MAUL
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MAUL answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for MAUL
Every other clue in this collection answered by MAUL, most used first.
- Heavy hammer - used 65 times, most recently in 2021
- Handle roughly - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
- Manhandle - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Rough up - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
- Treat roughly - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Beat badly - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Stake-driving hammer - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
- Mangle - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
- Badly claw - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Sledgehammer - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Without - SANS, used 275 times
- Take care of - TEND, used 132 times
- Sword handle - HILT, used 117 times
- Skin care brand - OLAY, used 112 times
- Without a date - STAG, used 88 times
- Care for - TEND, used 84 times
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