Digging tool
The crossword clue "Digging tool" is answered by SPADE, a 5-letter entry. Used 66 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 17 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SPADE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPADE answer page.
Used 66 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 17 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.
- SHOVEL (6 uses in xd)
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