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We've checked our database and believe the answer is MALLET which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: MALLET

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We think the answer is "MALLET" which means:

    noun
  • • A sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball
  • • A light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
  • • A tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
  • verb
  • • To beat or strike with a mallet.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He used a wooden mallet to pound the nail into the wall."
  • • "The musician tapped the xylophone with a small mallet."

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