Item used by mountaineers to cut footholds — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 6–letter crossword clue “Item used by mountaineers to cut footholds”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Quick on 13th Dec 2025. 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 “Item used by mountaineers to cut footholds” is ICEAXE (6 letters).
We last saw “Item used by mountaineers to cut footholds” in Guardian Quick on 13th Dec 2025.
The 6-letter answer for “Item used by mountaineers to cut footholds” is ICEAXE.
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