Device for picking up hot coals

The answer to “Device for picking up hot coals” in the The Telegraph Mini crossword is TONGS — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Telegraph Mini crossword on August 9, 2026 at 4-Down. 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.

“Device for picking up hot coals” answer

TONGS (5 letters)

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What does TONGS mean?

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

When else has “Device for picking up hot coals” appeared?

The Telegraph Mini 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.

August 9, 2026 (most recent) → TONGS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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