The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SLACK , but the solution may also be LOOSE which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in Universal uClick).
Needing tightening crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SLACK | 50 % | 5 |
| LOOSE | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Needing tightening
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- loose
- slack
- lax
- coy
- muted
- quiet
- dormancy
- sedentary
- low key
- low
- quietly
- quiescence
Crossword Answer definitions
SLACK noun- The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
- A tidal marsh or shallow that periodically fills and drains.
- (normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
- Weak; not holding fast.
- Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
- Not active,successful, or violent.
- Excess; surplus to requirements.
- Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
- Slackly.
- To slacken.
- To mitigate; to reduce the strength of.
- To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
- A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
- A valley, or small, shallow dell.
- Small coal; coal dust.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SLACK
- Lacking tautness
- What the industrious take up
- Hanging loose
- Rather droopy
- Lying loosely
- "Cut me some ___!"
- Fail to get any work done
- Hanging loosely
- Loose
- Negligent