Plumber's device
The crossword clue "Plumber's device" is answered by SNAKE, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SNAKE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SNAKE answer page.
Used 9 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1978. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SNAKE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SNAKE, most used first.
- Plumber's tool - used 36 times, most recently in 2025
- Cobra or copperhead - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Asp or adder - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
- Moccasin without laces - used 9 times, most recently in 2009
- Serpent - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Slithering reptile - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Wind - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Boa or cobra - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
- Cobra or python - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Plumber's gadget - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
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.
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- Doppler device - RADAR, used 31 times
- Detection device - SONAR, used 29 times
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