Enter a clue or pattern or both:

The Clue

Acupuncture item (6 letter answer)

The Answer

NEEDLE

Tags


Notes

The answer NEEDLE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 180 puzzles.

Related Clues

Bodkin
Bug
Goad
Heckle
Irk
Obelisk
Razz
Rib
Ride
Tease
Vex
Compass part
Compass pointer
Etui item
Eye site
One-eyed instrument
Gauge part
Haystack fugitive
Knitting tool
Obelisk or bodkin
Pine leaf
Quilter's necessity
Speedometer part
Tailor's tool
Thread's partner
One with an eye for fine clothing?
One getting into the groove?
It gets in the groove
Kind of work or point
LP spinner's buy
Tone arm attachment
Hard-to-find object, perhaps
It has a sightless eye
It may be in the groove
Part of an applause-o-meter

Definition

NEEDLE as a noun:

1. (acerate leaf, needle) = as the leaf of a conifer
2. a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument
3. a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)
4. (phonograph needle, needle) = a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record

NEEDLE as a verb:

1. (needle, goad) = goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"
2. prick with a needle