Clues for the word "TAUT"
We've had 155 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 562 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on March 23, 2025.
Definition of taut
- a. - Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained.
- a. - Snug; close; firm; secure.
Referring Clues
- Unbending
- Tight as a drum
- Without slack
- Not slack
- Having no play
- Lacking play
- Strung tightly
- Unrelaxed
- Tight
- Drawn tight
- Ex-lax?
- Like a tuned string
- Stretched
- Tightly strung
- Pulled tight
- Suspenseful
- Tightly stretched
- Lacking slack
- Keyed up
- Without wrinkles
- Unloose
- Stretched tight
- Fully stretched
- Stretched tight, as a drum head
- Like a trampoline's surface
- High-strung
- Like a tuned guitar string
- Like a circus high wire
- Stretched to the limit
- Like a bowstring
- Lacking slackness
- Without give
- Tightly drawn
- Subjected to great tension
- Far from flabby
- Having no slack
- Like a tug-of-war rope
- Stiff
- Like concise writing
- Not at all redundant
- Not drooping
- Like a guitar string
- Stretched thin
- Not relaxed
- Fully extended
- Rigid
- With little slack
- Strained
- Far from slack
- Like a newly-installed fan belt
- Like a high wire
- Stretched to the limits
- Hardly loose
- Like violin strings
- Tight, as a drum skin
- Slackless
- Like a drumhead
- Stretched just short of the breaking point
- Tense
- In good order
- Stretched tightly
- Having no play, say
- Emotionally strained
- Tensed
- Playless?
- Without any give
- Wired tightly
- Highstrung
- Under tension
- Spy-movie review adjective
- Stretched to the max
- Allowing no play
- Without much slack
- Wound up
- Without any slack
- Not at all droopy
- Like a newly installed fan belt
- Strung with tension
- Ready to snap
- Having little give
- Drawn up
- Tightly-strung
- Tension-filled
- Like many a thriller
- Tightly wound
- Like a nicely tuned guitar string
- Like faces after face-lifts
- Like a rope during a tug-of-war match
- Not loose
- Filled with suspense
- Like newly Botoxed skin
- Stretched fully
- Ready to snap, maybe
- With no slack
- Like a well-written mystery
- What drumheads need to be
- Drawn tightly
- Like a well-written thriller
- Like a tuned piano string
- Stretched tightly, as a guitar string
- Like skin after Botox treatment
- Tightly pulled
- Like guitar strings
- Like a newly installed guitar string
- Stretched very tightly
- Taught soundly, albeit under a strain
- Taught soundly, albeit under stress
- Gave a lesson reportedly on "tense"
- For the audition, was the coach tense?
- Taught to sound tense
- Anxious to be given instruction verbally
- Like many thrillers
- Being this tight is utterly wrong
- Well-disciplined, as a ship
- Good descriptor for a thriller
- Without much give
- Like guitar strings, often
- Utterly wrong tense(4)
- Gave instruction, sounding tense
- Tense races to capture gold
- Abstainer with heart of gold gets tight
- Articulate wrong tense
- This strain exemplifies this ology
- Quite suspenseful
- Soundly taught, albeit under stress
- All stretched out
- Not sagging at all
- Ex-lax?
- Concise and controlled
- Not at all saggy
- Not at all lax
- Opposite of slack
- Tight, as a drum head
- Like a tightrope, more so than a slackline
- Like a tightrope
- Like skin after Botox
- Not at all slack
- Not drooping, like a string
- Like drumheads
- Not hanging loose
- Completely stretched
- Lacking give
- Full of tension
- Under strain during last autumn
- No slack
- Opposite of loose
- Stretched out
- Showing strain
- Opposite of relaxed
- At a breaking point, maybe
- Like a rope that's not slack
- Like a tightly stretched rope
- Like a slacklining rope
- Like some nerves and strings
- Tightly stretchy
Last Seen In
- Mirror Daily - March 23, 2025
- Family Time - March 16, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - March 12, 2025
- LA Times - March 11, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - March 09, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - February 13, 2025
- USA Today - January 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - January 30, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - January 29, 2025
- Daily American - January 28, 2025
- LA Times - January 20, 2025
- USA Today - December 21, 2024
- USA Today - December 19, 2024
- New York Times - December 11, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 27, 2024
- Daily American - November 03, 2024
- New York Times - October 28, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - October 25, 2024
- Daily American - October 11, 2024
- USA Today - October 11, 2024
- Mirror Daily - October 08, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - October 08, 2024
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - September 17, 2024
- Daily American - September 13, 2024
- Mirror Daily - September 09, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - September 07, 2024
- Family Time - September 01, 2024
- Mirror Mini - August 31, 2024
- Mirror Daily - August 31, 2024
- USA Today - August 25, 2024
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