Clues for the word "TIGHT"
We've had 125 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 202 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on December 10, 2025.
Definition of tight
- - of Tie
- - p. p. of Tie.
- superl. - Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as, tight cloth; a tight knot.
- superl. - Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight room; -- often used in this sense as the second member of a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight.
- superl. - Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat or other garment.
- superl. - Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
- superl. - Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his dealings.
- superl. - Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.
- superl. - Handy; adroit; brisk.
- superl. - Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy.
- superl. - Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear; -- said of money or the money market. Cf. Easy, 7.
- v. t. - To tighten.
Referring Clues
- Close
- Affording no leeway
- Too snug
- Constraining
- Like best buds
- ___ as a drum
- Lacking slack
- Way to sleep?
- Closely constrained
- Close, as friends
- In need of altering, perhaps
- Intimate
- Too small, as clothing
- Like a skinflint
- Like good friends
- Close, as a race
- Intimate, as friends
- Stingy
- Very friendly (with)
- Penny-pinching
- Like some schedules
- Snug, as jeans
- Nearly even, as a race
- Very snug
- Form-fitting
- Constricted
- Snug
- A size too small
- Like best friends
- Two sizes too small
- Restrictive
- Stringent
- Drunk
- Too small, clothing-wise
- Really in sync, as a band
- Close-fitting
- Formfitting
- See 5-Across
- With 47-Across, some receivers
- Like the best of friends
- Too small
- With 119-Down, position Mike Ditka played
- Like close friends
- Like skinny jeans
- A ____ corner
- Like jeggings
- Too small, possibly
- Snug-fitting
- With no slack
- Opposite of loose
- Like some jeans
- Drunk held firmly
- Drunk reluctant to part with money
- Taut
- Tour bus conditions
- Like spandex
- Miserly (informal) - drunk (informal)
- But not too mean to get drunk?
- Very close to Brahms and Liszt?
- Very close to the right rhyme
- Things are so difficult if you're drunk!
- Being merry can be difficult!
- Fast getting smashed!
- Mean it's the wrong size
- Too spirited to be miserly?
- Close to being sozzled?
- Close one good hospital, time after time
- Mean with money when it's hard to come by
- Drunk - a near thing!
- Hard to unscrew, though well oiled
- Mean
- Constricted - intoxicated
- Loaded, but not giving much away
- Miserly
- To be drunk neat?
- Could be drunk neat
- Sewed up singular legwear
- Drunk in snug
- Close to being the opposite of 13
- Close - drunk
- Drunk (informal)
- One over the eight? A near thing
- Inebriated
- Pointlessly hose drunk
- Blotto
- Close blind
- Closely fitting
- Drunk, but still tense?
- Only just having one too many?
- Mean to get drunk
- Drunk and reluctant to stand a round
- Heads of taskforce investigating Grimsby Hospitals Trust reluctant to spend money
- Mean drunk?
- Niggardly and owl-like
- Difficult and problematic drunk
- Awkward drunk
- Drunk is unlikely to buy a round?
- Only just 8 [plus] 1? [See special instructions above]
- Close to being like a miser's wad
- Securely fastened
- Being high, it rhymes with 'height'
- The right rhyme for 'drunk'
- The right rhyme for sozzled
- Miserly when drunk
- Getting drunk can be difficult
- Not loose
- Without much leeway
- Though sozzled, not slack
- When drunk, it's different to get close
- Too small to be comfy
- Like BFFs
- Overly frugal
- Showing you've put on weight, having been drinking too much
- Close to legless?
- But not too mean to get drunk?
- Very close to Brahms and Liszt?
- Really close
- Tipsy
- Loose's opposite
- Close to being sozzled?
- Loose? Far from it
- "Hang ___!"
- Like an inflated blood pressure cuff
- But not too mean to get merry?
- Close game, nothing less than hot
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 10, 2025
- Daily Quick - November 25, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 06, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 08, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - June 20, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - June 16, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 10, 2025
- Daily Quick - June 06, 2025
- Daily Cryptic - May 29, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - March 13, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 03, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - December 11, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - December 04, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 28, 2024
- Daily Quick - November 15, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 14, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - November 08, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - October 22, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - October 17, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - October 02, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - September 18, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - September 18, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 01, 2024
- Daily Quick - July 18, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - July 03, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 27, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 05, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 30, 2024
- LA Times - April 30, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - April 30, 2024
- And in 172 more crossword puzzles...