With 7-Across, enabler of many hand motions

Latest answer — August 07, 2026

1 Across

Think of the flexible joint that lets your hand wave, rotate, and gesture freely. 🤲

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Across

  1. 1With 7-Across, enabler of many hand motions
  2. 6"Ditto"
  3. 7See 1-Across
  4. 8Takeout order?
  5. 9Texting protocol, in brief

Down

  1. 1Paper known for its "A-hed" stories and "hedcut" portraits, for short
  2. 2ABC miniseries of 1977
  3. 3"Easy as ABC," e.g.
  4. 4"ABC" and others
  5. 5"ABC" backup vocalist Jackson

The answer to “With 7-Across, enabler of many hand motions” in the The Washington Post Mini crossword is WRIST — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on August 7, 2026 at 1-Across. 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.

“With 7-Across, enabler of many hand motions” answer

WRIST (5 letters)

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Why the answer is WRIST

Think of the flexible joint that lets your hand wave, rotate, and gesture freely. 🤲

What does WRIST mean?

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

(noun)

  • the part or joint connecting the hand with the forearm
  • (in a machine) a stud projecting from a crank as an attachment for a connecting rod

When else has “With 7-Across, enabler of many hand motions” appeared?

The Washington Post 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 7, 2026 (most recent) → WRIST. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “With 7-Across, enabler of many hand motions”?

The answer is WRIST, a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on August 7, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “With 7-Across, enabler of many hand motions”?

5 letters: WRIST.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Washington Post Mini crossword on August 7, 2026, at 1-Across.

Can “With 7-Across, enabler of many hand motions” have a different answer?

Yes — The Washington Post Mini sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

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