Little Toms Haircut Is Torture

We've checked our database and believe the answer is THUMBSCREW which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: THUMBSCREW

Updated: October 14, 2023

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noun • instrument of torture that crushes the thumb • screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers
	40%	6		_____ haircut, a specific style of men's haircut
noun • Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904)
	30%	13		Bongos and tom-toms are examples of these instruments
noun • a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

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The Guardian Cryptic19 Jul 2005	Down 3
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