The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word MIDDLEEAR which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2016.
Site of the hammer, anvil and stirrup and a hint to the hidden word in the answers to starred clues crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| MIDDLEEAR | 100 % | 9 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Site of the hammer, anvil and stirrup and a hint to the hidden word in the answers to starred clues
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ear
 - tip
 - tipped
 - bone
 - across
 - dolly
 - acrostic
 - set
 - eye
 - ground
 - arena
 - grounded
 
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 MIDDLEEAR
- Place for a hammer but no nails (hopefully)
 - Site of the hammer, anvil and stirrup ... and a hint to the hidden word in the answers to starred clues
 - Where to find a hammer and anvil
 - Where to find a hammer, anvil and stirrup
 - Stirrup location also found in the starred answers
 - Anvil setting, and what the long song titles have in common