Duel tool

The answer to “Duel tool” in the Eugene Sheffer crossword is EPEE — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Eugene Sheffer crossword on September 22, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 53-Across, and it has also run on 2 earlier dates with the same answer. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Duel tool” answer

EPEE (4 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is EPEE.

What does EPEE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of EPEE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Duel tool” appeared?

Eugene Sheffer reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

• September 22, 2026 (most recent) → EPEE
• September 15, 2026 → EPEE
• August 4, 2026 → EPEE

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