The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word FIRM , but the solution may also be TENSE which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in New York Times).
Tighten (up) crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FIRM | 50 % | 4 |
| STIFFEN | 25 % | 7 |
| TENSE | 25 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tighten (up)
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tighten
- constrain
- stiffen
- restrict
- taut
- stricten
- fasten up
- tense
- toughen
- fasten
- closen
- stiffen up
Crossword Answer definitions
FIRM noun- A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
- A business enterprise, however organized.
- A criminal gang, especially based around football hooliganism.
- To make firm or strong; fix securely.
- To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.
- To become firm; stabilise.
- To improve after decline.
- To shorten (of betting odds).
- To select (a higher education institution) as one's preferred choice, so as to enrol automatically if one's grades match the conditional offer.
- Steadfast, secure, solid (in position)
- Fixed (in opinion)
- Durable, rigid (material state)
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 FIRM
- Grisham's "The __"
- Business partnership
- 1993 Sydney Pollack thriller, with "The"
- Soft's opposite
- Unchanging
- Unlikely to bend
- Solid
- Unwilling to budge
- Unbudging
- Fixed in place
More clues leading to the result STIFFEN
- Brace oneself
- Become rigid
- Tighten up
- React to an insult, maybe
- Use starch
- Add starch to
- Jell.
- Tense.
- Add starch
- Become less flexible