Crossword Clue:

GADGE an instrument of torture

AnswerCrossword Clue
THUMBSCREWInstrument of torture
IRONMAIDENInstrument of medieval torture
EXAMTeacher's "instrument of torture"
COBALTMAIDENProton-enhanced instrument of torture?
FEMAIDENOld instrument of torture, briefly
RATInstrument of torture in "1984"
IRONMAIDENSharp-spiked instrument of medieval torture