Grinding tool
The crossword clue "Grinding tool" is answered by PESTLE, a 6-letter entry. Used 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 8 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 10 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1961. It appears in 8 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.
- MULLER (1 uses in xd)
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
- 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
- Apothecary tool - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
- 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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