Clues for the word "TIE"
We've had 782 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 2033 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on December 25, 2025.
Definition of tie
- v. t. - A knot; a fastening.
- v. t. - A bond; an obligation, moral or legal; as, the sacred ties of friendship or of duty; the ties of allegiance.
- v. t. - A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
- v. t. - An equality in numbers, as of votes, scores, etc., which prevents either party from being victorious; equality in any contest, as a race.
- v. t. - A beam or rod for holding two parts together; in railways, one of the transverse timbers which support the track and keep it in place.
- v. t. - A line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of notes, or a curved line written over or under the notes, signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united in the performance, or that two notes of the same pitch are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature.
- v. t. - Low shoes fastened with lacings.
- v. t. - To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind.
- v. t. - To form, as a knot, by interlacing or complicating a cord; also, to interlace, or form a knot in; as, to tie a cord to a tree; to knit; to knot.
- v. t. - To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold.
- v. t. - To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to confine.
- v. t. - To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved line, or slur, drawn over or under them.
- v. t. - To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even with.
- v. i. - To make a tie; to make an equal score.
Referring Clues
- Kind of dye
- Knot
- Backgammon impossibility
- Low shoe with a lace
- Link
- Ascot
- Constrain
- Fan letdown
- Stalemate
- Gift from Monica to Bill
- Catsup catcher?
- Formal need
- Place for a pin
- Unsatisfying outcome
- Cause for a shootout
- Draw
- Kinship
- 1-1 score, e.g.
- Trash bag accessory
- Unnecessary accessory with 20-Across
- Dead heat
- Rare sports result
- Make a knot
- Reason for extra innings
- Make fast
- Item with a clip or a pin
- Cause for sudden death
- Standoff
- Overtime cause
- Lash
- 7-up, e.g.
- Bolo, for one
- One up, e.g.
- Rail support
- Ring around the collar?
- Indecisive end
- 50-50, e.g.
- 20-20, e.g.
- 7 up, e.g.
- Cause for overtime
- Track supporter
- Unsatisfying game result
- Place for a tack
- Deuce, in tennis
- Haberdashery item
- Reason to prolong play
- Reason for overtime
- Association
- Father's Day gift
- Suit accessory
- Third-column stat
- 20-20, say
- Bit of business attire
- Share first, e.g.
- Wed
- Allegiance
- Baseball rarity
- Coupling
- Even finish
- Connect
- What 21-Across 51-Down is
- It's unresolved
- Secure
- Binder
- Windsor, for one
- Bond
- Bow
- Couple
- Truss
- No-win situation?
- Davis Cup match-up
- A winner may break it
- "___ a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree"
- Equal, in a way
- Even numbers
- Cravat
- ___-dyeing (camp activity)
- Trash bag closer
- One to one, e.g.
- Make even
- LIAISON
- Yoke
- Undo a lead
- Railroad crossbeam
- Common Father's Day gift
- It's not required for casual Fridays
- ___ fighter ("Star Wars" ship)
- Inconclusive result
- It's just a formality
- Even up
- Make a bow
- Even score
- Make one to one, perhaps
- Deuce, e.g.
- One to one, for one
- Formal requirement
- Tenth inning cause
- Game with no loser
- Reason for sudden death
- ___ down (confine)
- Decorative noose
- Item on a rack
- Item worn around the neck
- 1-1, for example
- No-win situation
- Deadlock
- Dinner jacket accompaniment
- ___ one on
- Extra innings producer
- Secure an apron
- Garbage bag closer
- 1-1 score, for one
- Even the score
- It hangs by the neck
- Catch up to
- Dilbert's bends upward
- Haberdashery purchase
- Even contest
- Cause of overtime
- Popular Father's Day gift
- Ascot or cravat
- ___ tack
- Rare football game ending
- Get in a bind?
- Business suit accompanier
- Super Bowl impossibility
- Even-steven score
- 1-1 or 2-2, e.g.
- Distinctive Dilbert feature
- Make equal, as the score
- Gift in a long, thin box
- Something that may be broken
- Four-in-hand, e.g.
- "Jeopardy!" rarity
- Reason to keep playing
- Businessman's accessory
- 2002 All-Star Game result
- Common soccer game result
- Rare NFL game result
- Uncommon Scrabble result
- Sudden death can end it
- Push on a casino floor
- Item with a Windsor knot, maybe
- Impossible cribbage game result
- Sudden death cause
- Cause for a playoff
- ___ Fighter ("Star Wars" craft)
- See 118-Across
- Lace
- Lace up
- 2002 baseball All-Star Game result
- Score ending in "all"
- Connection
- Indecisive result
- Sentimental link
- Rail supporter
- Source of a businessman's power?
- Bow ___
- Dressy accessory
- Exec's accessory
- Take care of loose ends?
- Railroad ___
- Make, as a bow
- Make a knot in
- Curtain holder
- Make a fly
- Ascot, for one
- Make a bow in
- All-even game
- Attach
- Secure, as shoelaces
- Make a connection
- Office neckwear
- OT cause
- Bind
- Ascot, for example
- NFL rarity
- Linkage
- Haberdashery offering
- Strengthening beam
- Casual Friday option
- Secure, as an apron
- Push, to blackjack players
- Train track piece
- Race possibility
- Accessory on a rack
- It gets under your collar
- "Jeopardy!" rarity
- Staple of corporate attire
- Blackjack players call it a push
- Why to stay after the fourth quarter
- Draw even with
- Railroad beam
- Suit partner
- Leave no loose ends?
- Tracks connector
- A shootout might end it
- Two-two, for one
- Word with "rack" or "tack"
- Make equal
- Railroad unit
- Fan letdown, temporarily
- It's like kissing your sister, to sports fans
- Standoff, of a kind
- Bow, for one
- June gift, perhaps
- Three-three, for one
- It binds
- It can lead to sudden death
- You cannot win unless it's broken
- Casual Friday castoff
- Score before overtime
- Get even?
- Way to dye?
- Four-in-hand
- When broken, some people get happy, some sad
- Extra-innings cause
- 62-Down game, e.g.
- Overtime prerequisite
- 61-Down, essentially
- Ten to ten, for example
- Common interest
- Play prolonger
- 10-10 score, e.g.
- Musical note connector
- "___ a yellow ribbon ..."
- NFL sudden-death situation
- Rare Scrabble outcome
- Formal accessory
- Even-steven situation
- A victory may break one
- Connecting symbol between musical notes
- Scoreless contest, essentially
- Suit go-with
- Cravat holder
- Overtime situation
- Trash-bag closer
- Bit of formal wear
- ___ the knot
- It might lead to a shootout
- Bow ___
- Railroad ___
- It's knotworthy?
- Bolo, e.g.
- Brioni buy
- Straightforward Father's Day gift
- Rare NFL game ending
- Dressy neckwear
- "___ Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" (1963 Rolf Harris hit)
- Contest with no victor
- Mostly impossible MLB outcome
- Roadbed inset
- Potential play prolonger
- Windsor knot neckwear
- Knotted count
- Image on some joke T-shirts
- Possible reason for a rematch
- 2-2, say
- Gift for father
- 20-20, for example
- Shirt accessory
- 50-50, say
- Situation in which nobody is up
- Twist-___
- Nearly impossible MLB outcome
- Present for pop
- Brooks Brothers item
- Do something knotty
- Bow or bolo
- Dilbert has one that seems to defy gravity
- Unsatisfying outcome, perhaps
- Formal neckwear
- Situation with no up side
- Cinch
- Bind up
- Make knots
- Tether
- Make knots in
- Hitch
- Men's-store buy
- Ascot, e.g.
- See 31-Down
- Neckwear
- Reason for 'sudden death'
- Casual day no-no
- Casual day no-no
- Knot up
- With 56-Across, marketing links
- Binding thing
- With 11-Down, get plastered
- Cravat, e.g.
- Impede, with "up"
- Casual Friday castaway?
- 20-20 or 50-50
- 1-1, e.g.
- Suit's partner
- Final score impossibility in the NBA
- Item in pop's closet
- What a winner may have to break
- Even, as a score
- Knotted-up situation
- Haberdashery buy
- Man's formal accessory
- Black ___
- Sandwich bag closer
- Make, as flies for fishing
- Neither a win nor a loss
- Clothing with a cats stain, perhaps
- N.H.L. impossibility
- Reason for OT
- Man's neckband
- Reason for a 10th inning
- Avril Lavigne staple
- Gift in a long box
- You might celebrate when one is broken
- Plastic bag closer
- Sports draw
- What sudden death eliminates?
- Hardly a win-win situation?
- Businessman's "noose"
- Hinder, with "up"
- The game's over when it's broken
- Coat and ___
- String ___
- Piece of neckwear
- Jacket partner
- Homophone of 3-Down
- Accessory with a Windsor knot
- Do a string thing
- Neck wrap
- 57-Down is one
- Reason to stay after the fourth quarter
- Make a sheepshank
- It's knot worthy?
- Fasten, in a way
- A service break might break one
- 17 to 17, e.g.
- Horse race rarity
- Match, as a record
- Stand-off
- National Spelling Bee rarity
- Curved line, in music
- It's knot-worthy
- Arc connecting two notes
- Reason for a 33-Down
- Crossbeam on a train track
- Match for a pocket handkerchief
- Eton or ascot
- Part of formal attire for some
- It's knot-worthy?
- Winnerless game
- Bag closer
- Attachment
- Bolo or bow
- Tic-tac-toe outcome, often
- Tic tac toe outcome
- Even (the score)
- See 60-Down
- N.F.L. game rarity
- Get even with?
- Bit of formal apparel
- 2-2, e.g.
- Stereotypical Father's Day gift
- Cause for a sudden-death round
- Part of a man's formal wear
- One-one, for one
- Possible hockey result
- Game draw
- Man's formal need
- Come out even
- N.F.L. rarity
- Alex P. Keaton wore one to school
- Item of formal wear
- Neckwear for Sponge Bob
- Very rare baseball result
- With 61 Across, it might make fans louder
- What a sudden death eliminates?
- Train track support
- Reason to play overtime
- Cause of extra innings
- Cause to need extra time
- Reason for an extra period
- Brooks Brothers buy
- Dad's neckwear
- Rail holder
- One-one score
- Dad's accessory
- "Power" accessory
- Clip-on, maybe
- 10-10, e.g.
- Form into a knot
- See 35-Down
- Formal wear
- Business suit accessory
- Burberry product
- Cliched Father's Day gift
- Rarely seen item on casual Friday
- One-to-one, e.g.
- Meaning in the etymology of 52 Down
- Make into a knot
- See 17-Down
- Winnerless contest
- Two to two for one
- Word after black or bow
- Constraint
- Power ___
- Even
- Trash-bag accessory
- Dress shirt ornament
- No win situation?
- Requirement in some restaurants
- Oblige
- Make a granny knot
- Black-___ affair
- Neckwear worn with a suit
- 7-7 score, for instance
- ___ score
- Draw even
- Get in a bind
- Evening result?
- Get even with
- Bit of men's formalwear
- Fasten with rope
- What's often broken on the field
- Score before sudden death
- Inconclusive end
- Secure one's shoes
- Make it a new game
- Part of Fred Flintstone's outfit
- ___ fighter ("Star Wars" vehicle)
- Get even
- Any score ending in "all"
- Occasional hockey result
- Piece of business attire, for some
- Secure with a rope
- Score that someone needs to break
- 7-up, for example
- 61-61, e.g.
- Business suit go-with
- Secure with a knot
- Indecisive outcome
- Casual Friday eschewal
- Accessory usually not worn on casual Fridays
- One to one, say
- Any score, at the top of the 10th inning
- Men's store buy
- It causes an extra quarter
- Join
- Common soccer result
- Rare "Jeopardy!" result
- Burberry slim- or modern-cut offering
- Something kept close to the chest
- Neck wear
- Formalwear unit
- Scenario before extra innings
- Black ___ affair
- Railroad track support
- Trash bag securer
- Three-three, e.g.
- TV's "Black ___ Affair"
- Fasten
- Gift for Dad
- How tic-tac-toe games end, often
- A 20-20 score, for example
- Bind with a rope
- Present for dad
- Gift for Dad on Father's Day
- Tic-tac-toe outcome, usually
- Part of formal wear, for a man
- A one-to-one score, for example
- Good gift for dad
- An even score
- 20-20 score
- A 10-10 score, e.g.
- A 10-10 score, for example
- Part of a man's formalwear
- 3-3 score, for example
- Bond takes it back east
- Uninspired Father's Day gift
- Bond is Asian, so we hear
- Neckwear that's Siamese, by the sound of it
- One may attempt to break it
- 3-3, on a scoreboard
- Even on the scoreboard
- Common gift for dad
- Bit of formal wear for men
- Have the same score
- Father's Day gift, sometimes
- Pain in the neck?
- 9-9 score, for example
- 0-0, say
- 30-30 score, for example
- 7-7 score, for example
- It often leads to overtime
- 50-50, for instance
- Knotted accessory
- Item of neckwear
- 4-4, e.g.
- Worn by big band member, perhaps
- Wrong choice for casual Fridays
- The White ___ Affair
- 2 winners at battle of bands
- Jon Brion "Strings That ___ to You"
- Queen "___ Your Mother Down"
- JT "Suit and ___"
- JT "Suit & ___"
- Might finally wear one, to the Grammys
- Robert Plant "___ Dye on the Highway"
- Worn by a rocker in the '50s
- Worn by bad boy rocker to court
- Worn by a mod rocker, perhaps
- Sandra McCracken "The ___ That Binds"
- "___ a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree"
- A shirt-tail that is worn
- Some item knitted for wear round the neck
- Knotted, it possibly has a loose end
- Link it up with an ear-piece
- Game of patience?
- Just the thing to wear for patients without pants
- A binding gift?
- Match points, at the end of the game
- Link it up with the early start
- As worn by patients without pants?
- The mounties have to join, of course
- Neckwear item
- A link with the old school
- A game of patience?
- Knot it wrong and you'll get a loose end
- Draw level shortly
- Secure - draw
- Sound Asian link
- Indecisive finish
- An athlete may break it
- Cause of a shootout
- Draw - knot
- Score with an "all" in it
- Fix a result
- Draw - connection
- A neck - and neck - finish?
- Put a bow in
- A knotty game?
- Casual Friday omission
- Score leading to overtime
- It can be broken by one?
- Reason for a 12th inning
- Overtime justification
- Bygone NHL result
- Father's Day gift, often
- Potentially unsatisfying outcome
- Odd article to wear with a turtleneck
- Reason to play more
- Senate situation requiring the Vice President
- No-win situation?
- Cause of a runoff
- Bit of formalwear
- Something broken at the end of a game
- How to secure a replay, for example?
- Bond runs out of bank
- Last in post that is secure
- A well balanced result
- Score where neither side is ahead
- Do knotty things?
- Drawn match
- Bent accessory for Dilbert
- Join in a joint success!
- Tend to laces
- Impossible Super Bowl outcome
- Usual tic-tac-toe outcome
- One for all, e.g.
- Score at the beginning of the 10th inning
- Fasten or bind
- Do, as laces
- Fasten, like shoelaces
- ___ the knot (get married)
- Bond's old school one?
- Brooks Brothers purchase
- Word with twist and neck
- Even numbers?
- Suit and ___ (formal attire)
- No-win contest
- Occasional spring training game result
- Lash it back with a rope's end!
- 3-3, e.g.
- Spot for a Windsor knot
- Deadlock, in sports
- MLB All-Star game possibility
- Red part of a Mary Poppins costume
- Word with black or blood
- Word before rack or tack
- Traditional Father's Day gift
- Drawn game
- Word with tongue or twist
- Part of many a garbage bag
- Thing worn with a suit
- The union game
- What six up is
- Knot one's shoes
- Put a knot in
- Tense sports score
- 1-1 or 2-2
- 10-10, for one
- Usual tic-tac-toe result
- Secure sneakers
- Accessory worn with a suit
- Score that's 15-Across
- 13-13, for example
- Three-up, e.g.
- Thing worn with a business suit
- 17-17, in scores
- Yogi Bear's neckwear
- Form into a knot or bow
- Finish together
- Game with no winner
- Rare "Jeopardy!" outcome
- Overtime cause, in sports
- Reason for a runoff
- Outcome of many NHL games, once
- "Suit and ___" (2013 hit)
- Draw neckwear
- Bolo ___ (Western wear)
- No-winner situation
- Score such as 1-1
- Connection of affection
- Indecisive conclusion
- Opposite of "undo"
- Nil-nil, e.g.
- Make bows
- 48-Across, e.g.
- It's better than a draw
- Rare NFL result
- Often-patterned garment
- 15-15 score, e.g.
- Rare outcome of a Scrabble game
- Reason for sudden death, in sports
- Bun package closer
- Drapery accessory
- One may be clip-on
- The final link, perhaps
- Classic Father's Day gift
- Make a bow or knot
- Photo finish result, sometimes
- Reason for a shootout
- Attach, in a way
- 23-23, e.g.
- Link it erroneously with a foregone conclusion
- Dilbert's is askew
- 58-Down score
- It's among the prettiest things worn
- ___-dye
- 21-21 score
- Pain in the neck, at times?
- Yogi Bear wear
- With a little patience, you'll find the link
- 1-1, for one
- Knotted garment
- Result no longer allowed on "Jeopardy!"
- Casual-day castoff
- Hit a three-pointer when trailing 13-10
- The result of equality
- It usually needs breaking
- Dramatic score
- Competitive situation
- Bond or bind
- Match it up with some ease
- What might be broken by doing a flip?
- Bread bag closer
- Word with twist or tongue
- 7-7 score, for one
- 2-2 game, e.g.
- There's no winner in one
- Fasten with string
- Bow ___ pasta
- Word after "tongue" or "twist"
- It's not worn on Casual Friday
- Game no one wins
- Trash bag sealer
- Score that needs breaking
- No-winner result
- Menswear item
- It goes with a nice suit
- Cross-promotion, e.g.
- Link it up with Orient, this match
- 1-1, 2-2 or 3-3
- 8-8 score, e.g.
- Even a score
- Game of patience?
- Shoelace, e.g.
- Bolo, for example
- Join in the game
- Cravat or ascot
- Score that leads to overtime
- Bit of attire you might learn how to put on while using a mirror
- Twisted fastener
- Impossible N.B.A. game outcome
- Dress code requirement, at times
- Being knotty, it takes a bit of patience
- Secure, with "down"
- Even finish?
- What an athlete deliberately breaks
- Odd article of clothing to wear with a tank top
- What might get under your collar?
- What your grand slam makes when you're down 4-0
- Formal thing for 1-Across
- It leads to overtime
- A black one is fancy
- NBA impossibility
- Outcome that's been impossible in the NHL since 2005
- The score before every game
- Secure (to)
- Result of hitting a grand slam when down 4
- Game no team wins
- Finish with the same score
- 112-112, in hoops
- "How to ___ a ___" (popular Google search)
- Fashion dictates that its width be the same as that of one's lapels
- Inconclusive score
- It might be broken in overtime
- "Jeopardy!" impossibility
- Situation that might lead to extra time
- Something dispensed with in "business casual"
- Tux accessory
- 56-56 or 0-0
- Neckwear that complements a suit
- Either blank in the common internet search "how to ___ a ___"
- Hair ___
- It's no loss
- Casualty of casual Fridays
- A binding gift?
- Bind with string
- Wooden part of a railroad track
- Connecting link
- Bolo or cravat, for example
- As worn by patients without pants?
- Even score, e.g.
- SpongeBob wears a red one
- Neither win nor lose
- Attach (to)
- Precursor to overtime
- Word whose letters are aptly found in "overtime"
- Bind (to)
- Part of formalwear
- Thing in a knot
- Part of a business suit
- Impossible result in a World Cup final
- Knotted neckwear
- Get even with?
- Rare game show outcome
- Item missing in "business casual"
- A game of patience?
- Like a score that leads to overtime
- Something broken after regulation, say
- Clip-on, for one
- 4-4 game, e.g.
- A knotty game?
- Requirement for a "business formal" dress code, maybe
- Accessory for dressy attire
- Not quite break, as a record
- Man's formalwear item
- Word after "bow" or "bolo"
- Makeshift limbo bar at a wedding
- Link (to)
- The "1" in 8-8-1, e.g.
- No-win outcome?
- 2-2, for example
- 319-319, in gaming
- ___-dyeing
- Neckwear for a valet
- One goal can break it
- Neck accessory
- Share a victory, in a way
- Love all, say
- "How to ___ a ___" (common tutorial topic)
- It goes with a man's suit
- Love all, essentially
- Attach, with "on"
- With 30-Down, accessory that may coordinate with cuff links
- Accessory that may match a prom date's dress
- Bit of apparel that often has stripes
- Something athletes strive to break
- You can link it with a European capital
- Form an attachment
- Fasten, as a shoe
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - December 25, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 21, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 20, 2025
- LA Times - December 19, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 15, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 13, 2025
- Mirror Daily - December 06, 2025
- LA Times - December 04, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - December 02, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - December 02, 2025
- Mirror Mini - November 30, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 30, 2025
- LA Times - November 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 19, 2025
- LA Times - November 17, 2025
- New York Times - November 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 14, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - November 11, 2025
- LA Times - November 02, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 31, 2025
- Mirror Mini - October 31, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - October 28, 2025
- LA Times - October 27, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 23, 2025
- Your Life Choices - October 21, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - October 17, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - October 16, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 13, 2025
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