| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| PAWL | Mechanical device | |
| CONTRAPTION | Mechanical device | |
| ROBOTICS | Mechanical device controller | |
| TURBINE | Rotary mechanical device | |
| ROBOTIC | About a mechanical device doing human tasks | |
| GIMMOR | A piece of mechanism; mechanical device or contrivance; a gimcrack. | |
| SWITCH | A mechanical device for shifting an electric current to another circuit. | |
| PURCHASE | To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; as, to purchase a cannon. | |
| APPLIANCE | The thing applied or used as a means to an end; an apparatus or device; as, to use various appliances; a mechanical appliance; a machine with its appliances. | |
| ARBALIST | ...aft of wood, furnished with a string and a trigger, and a mechanical device for bending the bow. It served to throw arrows, darts, bullets, etc.... | |