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We've checked our database and believe the answer is LOOSE which was last seen in the New York Times Mini crossword.
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adjective

• not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

• not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting

• not affixed

adverb

• without restraint

adjective satellite

• (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player

• not officially recognized or controlled

• not literal

• emptying easily or excessively

• not tense or taut

• (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

• lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

• not carefully arranged in a package

• having escaped, especially from confinement

• casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

verb

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• turn loose or free from restraint

• make loose or looser

• become loose or looser or less tight

26%9 Surname of the founder of the Robertson screwdriver and bit
noun

• United States basketball guard (born in 1938)

26%8 Requires a screwdriver or wrench for installation
noun

• a screw that is used to adjust the tension on a spring

• a screw (often without a head) that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel or cam etc. and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mounted

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