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Other crossword clues for answer "SCREWS"

SCREWS
Hardware store purchases
Puts in a really terrible spot
Hardware store binful
Things with heads and threads
Threaded fasteners
They may take a bit
Carpenter's supplies
They have threads and heads
Prison guards, slangily
Calaboose guards
Hoosegow guards
Physical coercion
Twisty items
Hardware buys
Messes (up)
Relatives of bolts
Woodworker's fasteners
Contorts.
Skinflints.
Propellers.
Ship's propellers.
Fasteners
Propellers on ships
Guards in a slammer
Hardware items
Pressure, metaphorically
Hardware store boxful
Pressure, so to speak
Items in a hardware store bin
Beds, less politely
They may have Phillips heads
Fasteners with Phillips or Torx heads
Twists to tighten
Threaded nails
Hinge fasteners
Hardware bits that may have Phillips heads
Fasteners that hex keys may tighten
Uses a Phillips driver
Assembly needs, frequently
Hardware store collection
Some propellers