Wield a baton
The crossword clue "Wield a baton" is answered by TWIRL, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 2001. 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
TWIRL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TWIRL answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 4 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.
- CONDUCT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TWIRL
Every other clue in this collection answered by TWIRL, most used first.
- Spin - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
- Pirouette - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Spin around - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Spin, as a baton - used 10 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.
- Wield - EXERT, used 55 times
- Wield, as influence - EXERT, used 34 times
- Baton-passing race - RELAY, used 29 times
- Race with a baton - RELAY, used 26 times
- Wield, as power - EXERT, used 22 times
- Baton-passing event - RELAY, used 13 times
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