| VISE | A device consisting of two parallel jaws for holding a workpiece; one of the jaws is fixed and the other movable by a screw, a lever, or a cam. When used for holding a workpiece during hand operations |
| TONGS | A device consisting of two arms connected by a hinge, pivot for grasping things |
| SLIDERULE | A mechanical calculating device consisting of two strips, one moving along a central groove in the other (5,4) |
| TITLE | Jaws is one, so is The Wizard of Oz (wink). |
| PETERBENCHLEY | Author of the novel that the movie Jaws is based on: 2 wds. |
| BILSON | Hart of Dixie and The O.C. actress, Rachel ___ (6) |
| SOCAL | Home of S.D. and the O.C. |
| THEAFTERMATH | Title shared by episodes of Dynasty, 30 Rock and The O.C. |
| MISCHA | Actress whose TV credits include Neighbours and The O.C. _ Barton (6) |
| FINALTHE | While the Written Torah is fixed and _ _ _ _ _, _ _ _ Oral Torah is a dynamic, in-depth discussion of the former, passed from one generation to the next, engendering respect for elders as the source o |
| ANKH | A device consisting of a looped bar with a shorter crossbar, used in ancient Egypt as a symbol of li |
| STINGER | A device consisting of a spiked metal ribbon that is placed across a road by police to stop vehicles by puncturing their tyres. (7) |
| GRAPNEL | Device consisting of a multiple hook attached to one end of a rope that is thrown over a mooring to secure an object (7) |
| SIEVING | Using a device consisting of wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, for (in gardening) separating coarser from finer particles, such as soil or compost (7) |
| MANDREL | A spindle in a lathe to which a workpiece is fixed while being turned; a jeweller's tapering triblet on which rings are shaped or sized; or, a miner's pick (7) |
| CHIASMI | Reversal of the order of words in the second of two parallel phrases. (7) |
| TROPIC | Either of two parallel lines of latitude north or south of the equator (6) |
| CHUCK | A device that holds a workpiece in a lathe or tool in a drill (5) |
| NORIA | Device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used for raising water. |
| ZOETROPE | Motion simulation device consisting of a drum with slits containing a set of still images (8) |
