The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RASPS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.
Filing tools crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RASPS | 100 % | 5 |
Why may RASPS be the right solution?
"RASPS" are tools used for filing and shaping wood or metal by abrasion. They are commonly used by carpenters and metalworkers.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Filing tools
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Crossword Answer definitions
RASPS noun- A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file.
- The sound made by this tool when used, or any similar sound.
- To use a rasp.
- To make a noise similar to the one a rasp makes in use; to utter rasps.
- To work something with a rasp.
- To grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language.
- The raspberry.
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