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The Clue
Not slack (4 letter answer)
The Answer
TAUT
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Notes
The answer TAUT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 140 puzzles.
Related Clues
Firm
Shipshape
Suspenseful
Tense
Tensed
Tight
Unbending
Unloose
Unrelaxed
Drawn tight
Ex-lax?
Fully stretched
High-strung
Keyed up
Lacking play
Lacking slack
Like a bowstring
Not relaxed
Pulled tight
Stretched to the limit
Stretched to the max
Stretched tight
Strung tight
Tightly drawn
Under tension
Without slack
Allowing no play
Having little give
Having no play
Like some nerves
Not loose or flabby
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"