The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TREPAN which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1984.
Brain surgeon's instrument crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TREPAN | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Brain surgeon's instrument
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Crossword Answer definitions
TREPAN noun- A tool used to bore through rock when sinking shafts.
- A surgical instrument used to remove a circular section of bone from the skull; a trephine.
- To create a large hole by making a narrow groove outlining the shape of the hole and then removing the plug of material remaining by less expensive means.
- To use a trepan; to trephine.
- A trickster.
- A snare; a trapan.
- To ensnare; to seduce, to trick.
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