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| 99% | 8 | Exact Match! | ||
verb • become taut or tauter • make taut or tauter | ||||
| 46% | 6 | A skill employed in the sport of tug of war to manipulate the rope | ||
noun • capturing cattle or horses with a lasso | ||||
| 46% | 9 | Tightening the rope in a tug-of-war | ||
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Like A Rope In Tug Of War
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TAUTENED which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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TAUTENED
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| New York Times12 Nov 2017 | Across 121 | |
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| Clue | Source | |
|---|---|---|
1 | A skill employed in the sport of tug of war to manipulate the rope | |
2 | In a tug of war
New York Times -
29 Aug 1980 | New York Times / 29 Aug 1980 |
3 | Like a rope during a tug-of-war match
New York Times -
17 Aug 2015 | New York Times / 17 Aug 2015 |
4 | Like a tug-of-war rope
New York Times -
13 Feb 2022 | New York Times / 13 Feb 2022 |
5 | Like a tug-of-war rope in action
Telegraph Cross Atlantic -
14 Mar 2025 | Telegraph Cross Atlantic / 14 Mar 2025 |
6 | Tightening the rope in a tug-of-war | |
7 | Took part in a tug of war
New York Times -
22 Jan 1981 | New York Times / 22 Jan 1981 |
