Garden tool
The crossword clue "Garden tool" is answered by SPADE, a 5-letter entry. Used 60 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 14 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 60 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 14 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.
- WEEDER (13 uses in xd)
Other clues for SPADE
Every other clue in this collection answered by SPADE, most used first.
- Digging tool - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
- One in a black suit - used 27 times, most recently in 2024
- Black card - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
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.
- Boring tool - AUGER, used 98 times
- Garden pest - APHID, used 86 times
- Lawn tool - EDGER, used 78 times
- Madison Square Garden, e.g. - ARENA, used 67 times
- Turning tool - LATHE, used 40 times
- Carpenter's tool - LEVEL, used 36 times
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