Shoemaker's need, to punch holes — Daily Themed Crossword Answer
This clue appeared in the July 4 2026 Daily Themed Crossword. The answer is below, with its letter count.
The answer
AWL
3 letters
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Where this clue appears
July 4 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword July 4 2026
AWL
June 24 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword June 24 2026
AWL
March 16 2026
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword March 16 2026
AWL
December 21 2025
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword December 21 2025
AWL
March 27 2022
Daily
Daily Themed Crossword March 27 2022
AWL
Shoemaker's need to punch holes
AWL
3
Shoemaker's need to punch holes
AWL
3
Belt hole-making tool
AWL
3
Leather hole-maker
AWL
3
Leatherworker's hole-punching tool (anagram of "law")
AWL
3
Leather-punching tool
AWL
3
Shoemaker's need to punch holes
AWL
3
Leatherworker's punch
AWL
3
Shoemaking tool
AWL
3
Cobbler's pointy tool
AWL
3
Letter sequence common to "bawl" and "drawl"
AWL
3
Leatherworker's tool
AWL
3
"___, humbug!"
BAH
3
Encouraging touch on the back
PAT
3
"Ready, willing, and ___"
ABLE
4
Body parts that blink
EYES
4
Hospital's critical ward: Abbr.
ICU
3
___ off (left the ground, like an airplane)
TOOK
4
Biological heredity unit
GENE
4
Words ___ minute (typing speed)
PER
3
Dickens' "A ___ of Two Cities"
TALE
4
Had some hot pockets, say
ATE
3
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