Crummy tool keeps fouling up at first — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Crummy tool keeps fouling up at first”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 1st Nov 2012. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Crummy tool keeps fouling up at first” is AWFUL (5 letters).
We last saw “Crummy tool keeps fouling up at first” in Guardian Cryptic on 1st Nov 2012.
The 5-letter answer for “Crummy tool keeps fouling up at first” is AWFUL.
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