What gets the shaft? — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 9–letter crossword clue “What gets the shaft?”? This page covers its appearance in NYT Crossword on 12th July 2013. 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 “What gets the shaft?” is CRANKCASE (9 letters).
We last saw “What gets the shaft?” in NYT Crossword on 12th July 2013.
The 9-letter answer for “What gets the shaft?” is CRANKCASE.
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