End Of Rope In Tangle Could Be This Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is INELEGANT which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: INELEGANT

Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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1	99%	9		Exact Match!
2	37%	5		Ringer gets end of bell-rope in a tangle
3	31%	4		A knot or tangle in a rope or fishing line

We think the answer is "INELEGANT" which means:

adjective

• Lacking in refinement or grace or good taste

An example sentence would be:

• "The furniture in the room was old and inelegant."
• "The inelegant dance moves made the performance less enjoyable."

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A language, possibly vital one
The old line on fish making a noise
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The Guardian Cryptic12 Nov 2003	Down 15
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	Clue	Source
1	A bend, cat’s-paw, hitch, overhand or other rope splice; an ornamental ribbon such as a rosette; a tangle of hair, string etc; or, a bond of union Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 04 Mar 2023	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 04 Mar 2023
2	A knot or tangle in a rope or fishing line
3	From the Greek for “rope”, a species of grass, also called halfa, from which a type of light canvas rope-soled shoe takes its name Telegraph Herculis - 21 Aug 2023	Telegraph Herculis / 21 Aug 2023
4	I'm in a tangle of rope and nets, being a fisherman The Guardian Quiptic - 26 Feb 2007	The Guardian Quiptic / 26 Feb 2007
5	Raffia weaving could be cause of marital tangle The Guardian Cryptic - 26 Oct 2000	The Guardian Cryptic / 26 Oct 2000
6	Ringer gets end of bell-rope in a tangle The Guardian Cryptic - 02 Mar 2016	The Guardian Cryptic / 02 Mar 2016
7	Undo a tangle in a rope

Lacking in grace
Eglantine tumbling in clumsy fashion
Oafish
Crude, but in a gentle fashion
Awkward - graceless
Eglantine (anag)
Clumsy
In a gentle fashion, is unsophisticated
"Get in lane" order unfinished
Alien gent surprisingly lacking in refinement

Crude line agent gets changed
Awkward adjustment to get in lane
Clumsy fine leg anticipating catch
Popular English stage setter loses nothing being crude
Being a member of English stage, Dec's partner is crude
Popular poem cut short by worker, uncouth
Ungainly slice from fine leg antagonises
Uncultured in lament ignoring Unknown Soldier?
I entangle (anag.)

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