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adjective • not compact or dense in structure or arrangement • not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting • not affixed adverb • without restraint adjective satellite • (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player • not officially recognized or controlled • not literal • emptying easily or excessively • not tense or taut • (of textures) full of small openings or gaps • lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility • not carefully arranged in a package • having escaped, especially from confinement • casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior verb • grant freedom to; free from confinement • turn loose or free from restraint • make loose or looser • become loose or looser or less tight | ||||
| 31% | 10 | He set texts by John Dryden, John Oldham, and William Congreve to music | ||
noun • Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997) | ||||
| 26% | 9 | Set free, former con almost at end of sentence | ||
verb • release from entanglement of difficulty | ||||
John Almost Set Free
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LOOSE which was last seen in the Telegraph Cryptic crossword.
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