Turning tool(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Turning tool”, taken from the Evening Standard's Easy crossword on 9th December 2025.

The answer is

L A T H E

5 letters · most recently seen on 9th December 2025

Other clues that solve to LATHE

The same answer often re-appears with different clues over the years. Tap a clue to open its answer page, or the date to jump straight to that day's puzzle.

#16 down Machine or article at the play centre (5) 1st September 2026
#5 down Turning tool (5) 30th June 2026
#1 across Tool (5) 15th April 2026
#17 across Machine used to shape metal (5) 27th February 2026
#12 down Machine able to provide endless health? (5) 16th December 2025
#6 down Turning tool (5) 9th December 2025
#5 down Machine (5) 17th November 2025
#22 across Turning tool (5) 13th November 2025
#36 across Turning tool (5) 16th August 2025
#26 across Machine for revolutionary work (5) 26th May 2025
#14 down Turning tool (5) 6th February 2025
#10 across Turning tool (5) 14th November 2024
#16 across Machine that gets you late and out of breath! (5) 6th November 2024
#28 down Turning tool (5) 29th October 2024
#7 down Turning tool (5) 21st December 2023
#12 across Turning tool (5) 1st August 2023
#30 down Turning tool (5) 4th May 2023
#15 down Machine (5) 8th February 2023
#20 down Turning tool (5) 8th November 2022
#19 down Machine (5) 12th October 2022
#30 down Machine tricky to halt at the end of a race? (5) 9th August 2022
#19 down Boring-machine (5) 9th March 2022
#15 across Turning tool (5) 3rd January 2022
#25 down Turning tool (5) 26th October 2021
#28 across It turns, coming to a shuddering halt at Mile End (5) 28th September 2021
#3 across Turning tool (5) 27th September 2021
#16 down Machine or article at the play centre (5) 16th August 2021
#5 down Turning tool (5) 12th May 2021
#1 across Tool (5) 19th January 2021
#12 down Machine able to provide endless health? (5) 16th July 2020
#6 down Turning tool (5) 22nd June 2020
#22 across Turning tool (5) 20th May 2020
#5 down Machine (5) 27th April 2020
#36 across Turning tool (5) 16th December 2019
#16 across Machine that gets you late and out of breath! (5) 6th November 2019
#16 across Machine never quite halted, possibly (5) 16th October 2019
#27 down Turning tool (5) 19th August 2019
#17 down Machine for the all-round worker (5) 8th July 2019
#14 down Turning tool (5) 30th October 2018
#10 across Turning tool (5) 7th August 2018

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Other clues from the same Evening Standard Easy crossword on 9th December 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

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#3 across Eye colour (5)
#4 down Unfortunately (4)
#5 down Very happy (6)
#7 down Gem (5)
#8 across Hector (5)
#9 down Single circuit (3)
#10 across Jacket part (5)
#11 across Angry (3)