Crossword answer
TONGS
5 letters · Used for 11 different clues · 20 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, June 25, 2026
Letter pattern
TONGS
Clues that lead to TONGS
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Grippers of salad or ice (5)5The GuardianJun 25, 2026
Gripping tool5Daily ExpressMay 23, 2026
Salad bar accessory5LA TimesMay 17, 2026
Grasping tool5The IndependentMar 7, 2026
They're for picking up heavy weights around Gateshead5Evening StandardOct 27, 2025
Hard to avoid straps in gripping tool5The IndependentJun 21, 2025
Their purpose is both gripping and uplifting5Evening StandardJun 17, 2025
Those grasping old Oriental secret societies, one imagines5Evening StandardJan 23, 2025
A pair to pick up with5Evening StandardOct 3, 2024
Chinese societies grasping tools?5Evening StandardMay 30, 2022
Ice bucket accessory5Eugene ShefferFeb 15, 2020
About TONGS in crosswords
TONGS is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 20 times in our database across 11 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Grippers of salad or ice (5)” in the The Guardian crossword on June 25, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
ETHERVanish into the ___
AROMAScent from a kitchen
SAGESWise people
LARGESize above medium
BOOSTRaise (morale) (5)
DIDINTired out fully
FIREDDismissed
SQUIDOctopus cousin
CRESTEmblem topping a coat of arms
ELVISThe Spanish girl's boy
MANGOI don’t want you, old bean, in fruit … (5)
OUNCEUnit of weight
SARGENCO nickname
ATLASHe has the weight of the world on his shoulders
Every appearance of TONGS (20)
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Jun 25, 2026
Grippers of salad or ice (5) · The Guardian · 1 Down
May 23, 2026
Gripping tool · Daily Express · 16 Across
May 17, 2026
Salad bar accessory · LA Times · Across
Mar 7, 2026
Grasping tool · The Independent · 11 Across
Feb 8, 2026
Grasping tool · The Independent · 22 Across
Nov 19, 2025
Grasping tool · The Independent · 11 Across
Oct 27, 2025
They're for picking up heavy weights around Gateshead · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Jun 21, 2025
Hard to avoid straps in gripping tool · The Independent · 24 Down
Jun 17, 2025
Their purpose is both gripping and uplifting · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Jan 23, 2025
Those grasping old Oriental secret societies, one imagines · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Oct 3, 2024
A pair to pick up with · Evening Standard · 6 Across
May 31, 2024
Grasping tool · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Mar 1, 2024
Grasping tool · The Independent · 21 Across
Feb 4, 2024
Grasping tool · The Independent · 17 Down
May 30, 2022
Chinese societies grasping tools? · Evening Standard · 20 Down
May 5, 2020
They’re for picking up heavy weights around Gateshead · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Feb 15, 2020
Ice bucket accessory · Eugene Sheffer · 1 Across
Mar 18, 2019
Their purpose is both gripping and uplifting · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Oct 30, 2018
Those grasping old Oriental secret societies, one imagines · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Apr 20, 2018
Grasping tool · Evening Standard · 11 Down