The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DIGGING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1962.
Spadework crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DIGGING | 50 % | 7 |
| TOIL | 50 % | 4 |
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Crossword Answer definitions
DIGGING verb- To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
- To get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.
- To take ore from its bed, in distinction from making excavations in search of ore.
- To work like a digger; to study ploddingly and laboriously.
- To investigate, to research, often followed by out or up.
- To thrust; to poke.
- To defend against an attack hit by the opposing team by successfully passing the ball
- To understand or show interest in.
- To appreciate, or like.
- The action performed by a person or thing that digs.
- A place where ore is dug, especially certain localities in California, Australia, etc. where gold is obtained.
- Region; locality
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