The Clue
Tape or wire joining (6 letter answer)
The Answer
SPLICE
Tags
Notes
The answer SPLICE is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 700 puzzles.
Related Clues
Joint
Unite
Braid, in a way
Edit film
Edit, as film
Edit films
Film repair
Join at the ends
Join together
Repair, as film
Join together, as film
Make recombinant DNA
Piece together, as film
Piece together, as tape
Put together, as film
Do a cutting-room job
Do some film editing
Do technical film work
Join wire ends together
Definition
SPLICE as a noun:
1. (splice, splicing) = a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together; "the break was due to an imperfect splice"
2. (lap joint, splice) = joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
SPLICE as a verb:
1. join the ends of; "splice film"
2. (marry, wed, tie, splice) = perform a marriage ceremony; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"
3. join together so as to form new genetic combinations; "splice genes"
4. join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires"