Tighten
Crossword Clue and Answers
Today we have 11 crossword solutions for Tighten which appeared recently in The New York Times Crossword.
We have deemed Tighten as a UNCOMMON crossword clue as we have not seen it regularly in many crossword publications.
The most recent answer we found for this clue is "TENSE".
Publications
- The New York Times Crossword - Thursday, 21 Mar 2019
Crossword Answers
5 letters
TENSE
A grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
6 letters
TAUTEN
Make taut or tauter; "tauten a rope"
REDUCE
Take off weight
FASTEN
Make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"
7 letters
SQUEEZE
The act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space; "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"
TENSEUP
Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"
STIFFEN
Become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"
8 letters
RESTRICT
Make more specific; "qualify these remarks"
9 letters
TIGHTENUP
Restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
CONSTRAIN
Restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
CONSTRICT
Squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"