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The Clue
Having no play (4 letter answer)
The Answer
TAUT
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Notes
The answer TAUT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
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Firm
Shipshape
Smart
Strained
Stretched
Tense
Tight
Unbending
Unrelaxed
Drawn tight
Ex-lax?
Fully stretched
High-strung
Keyed up
Lacking play
Lacking slack
Not relaxed
Not slack
Pulled tight
Showing stress
Stretched to the limit
Stretched tight
Tight as a drum
Tightly drawn
Very tight
Well disciplined
Without slack
Having little give
Like faces after face-lifts
Like guitar strings
Definition
TAUT as an adjective:
1. (taut, tight) = pulled or drawn tight; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope"
2. subjected to great tension; stretched tight; "the skin of his face looked drawn and tight"; "her nerves were taut as the strings of a bow"