Answer to "It's a gripper" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CLAMP which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2011.

It's a gripper crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
CLAMP	33 %	5
VISE	33 %	4
VELCRO	33 %	6

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: It's a gripper

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• clench
• gripping
• handgrip
• holdfast
• mandrel
• pinch
• pinched
• claw
• cleat
• ear
• keeper
• knob

Crossword Answer definitions

CLAMP noun

1. A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things together.
2. An instrument used to temporarily shut off blood vessels, etc.
3. A parking enforcement device used to immobilise a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
4. A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal coking.
5. A pile of root vegetables stored under a layer of earth.
6. A piece of wood (batten) across the grain of a board end to keep it flat, as in a breadboard.
7. An electronic circuit that fixes either the positive or the negative peak excursions of a signal to a defined value by shifting its DC value.

CLAMP verb

1. To fasten in place or together with (or as if with) a clamp.
2. To hold or grip tightly.
3. To modify (a numeric value) so it lies within a specific range.
4. To cover (vegetables, etc.) with earth.

CLAMP noun

1. A heavy footstep; a tramp.

CLAMP verb

1. To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump or clomp.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result CLAMP

• Workbench holder
• Holding device
• Gripping device
• Become strict, with "down"
• __ down on (suppress)
• Mechanical squeezer
• C as in carpentry?
• Get a grip
• "C" in a toolbox
• It's a gripper

More clues leading to the result VISE

• Workbench clamp
• Clamping device
• Gripping tool
• Woodshop tool
• It has strong metal jaws
• Workbench attachment
• Workbench gripper
• Tool with jaws
• Shop squeezer
• Workbench tool

More clues leading to the result VELCRO

• Zipper alternative
• Closing material
• Shoe fastener
• Snaps alternative
• Gripping stuff?
• Alternative to shoelaces
• Modern shoelace supplanter
• Shoelace alternative
• Alternative to buttons
• Fabric fastening material