Tip: Select
a length for advanced search!
| ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expand? | Letters | Answer | Clue | |||||
| 99% | 7 | Exact Match! | ||||||
verb • become taut or tauter • make taut or tauter | ||||||||
| 30% | 7 | Preserved in a way that stretches the skin tight | ||||||
No meanings yet for this word...
| ||||||||
| 28% | 11 | A ship with fore-and-aft rigged sails on the two forward masts and square rigged sails on the others | ||||||
noun • A sailing vessel similar to a barque, but fore-and-aft (schooner) rigged on the mainmast | ||||||||
Stretches Tight As Sails
There is 1 exact and 149 possible answers.
We've checked our database and believe the answer is
TAUTENS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
Check other possible answers below.
Check other possible answers below.
We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
TAUTENS
Updated: October 10, 2023
Best Possible Answers
Users Also Searched For These Clues...
We think you're currently doing a New York Times crossword, and other users also searched for these clues:
Shortest distance between two pointsGoddess of the moon
Quang ___, city in Vietnam
Clue Last Found In...
| Source | #Number | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| New York Times20 Jun 1981 | Across 62 | |
This clue was last seen in the publications above.
| ||
How's It Work?
Our Data
Our database consists of millions of crossword clues, anagrams, synonyms and more. We have over 9 million crossword clues with answers, 5 million synonyms and over 10 million anagrams. We also keep track of popular crosswords such as the New York Times(NYT) with the dates and answers for your convenience.
Even if we don't have the clue in our database, we can still find the answer for you. Simply filter by number of letters and enter any characters that you know of, and our algorithm will return any matching words or phrases.
Alternatively you can use our Known Letters Finder Tool
Check out past New York Times clues and answers, or the NYT Mini Crossword
Similar Clues
| Clue | Source | |
|---|---|---|
1 | A building with sails or vanes generating power to grind grain into flour; or, a toy whirligig or pinwheel, suggestive of said aerogenerator
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
11 Mar 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 11 Mar 2023 |
2 | A ship with fore-and-aft rigged sails on the two forward masts and square rigged sails on the others | |
3 | It helps keep a tight ship tight
New York Times -
27 Dec 2023 | New York Times / 27 Dec 2023 |
4 | Preserved in a way that stretches the skin tight | |
5 | Sails with the top people
The Guardian Cryptic -
12 May 2003 | The Guardian Cryptic / 12 May 2003 |
6 | Solar sails material
New York Times -
28 Feb 2010 | New York Times / 28 Feb 2010 |
7 | Trims sails
New York Times -
17 Oct 1983 | New York Times / 17 Oct 1983 |
