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The Clue
Like a high wire (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
Tensed
Tight
Trim
Unloose
Drawn tight
Ex-lax?
Fully stretched
High-strung
Keyed up
Lacking play
Lacking slack
Like a bowstring
Like a tightrope
Not slack
Pulled tight
Showing stress
Stretched to the max
Stretched tight
Stretched tightly
Tightly drawn
Tightly strung
Under tension
Well disciplined
Without slack
Having little give
Like a trampoline's surface
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"