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Other crossword clues for answer "RATCHET"

RATCHET
Move by degrees
Toothed wheel that's often part of a set
Escalate, with "up"
Increase gradually, with "up"
Wheel in turnstiles
Pawl or click that works with wheel.
Pawl or detent.
Pawl.
Toothed wheel.
Detent.
Toothed tool
Pawl's complement
Pawl engager
Steady progression up or down
Toothy wheel
Wheel with sloped teeth
Mechanism in a unidirectional wrench
Gradually increase, with "up"
___ up (increase incrementally)
Sprocket
Tightening tool
Increase incrementally, with "up"
Toothed bar
Pawl's partner
Classless, in modern slang
Shop tool
Gradually turn (up)