Apothecary tool
The crossword clue "Apothecary tool" is answered by PESTLE, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2004. 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
PESTLE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PESTLE answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for PESTLE
Every other clue in this collection answered by PESTLE, most used first.
- Mortar's partner - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
- Grinding tool - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Mortar's mate - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Mortar partner - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Mortar and ___ - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Crushing tool - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Mortar mate - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
- Grinding tool used with a mortar - used 6 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.
- Mason's tool - TROWEL, used 37 times
- Sculptor's tool - CHISEL, used 33 times
- Boring tool - TREPAN, used 14 times
- Gripping tool - PLIERS, used 14 times
- Garden tool - WEEDER, used 13 times
- Carpenter's tool - HAMMER, used 12 times
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