They may be loose or tight

The answer

ENDS

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ENDS answer page.

Used 18 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ENDS

Every other clue in this collection answered by ENDS, most used first.

• Concludes - used 247 times, most recently in 2026
• Finishes - used 209 times, most recently in 2026
• Wraps up - used 187 times, most recently in 2026
• Goals - used 99 times, most recently in 2026
• Comes to a close - used 97 times, most recently in 2026
• Termini - used 86 times, most recently in 2026
• Remnants - used 85 times, most recently in 2024
• Terminates - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
• Winds up - used 72 times, most recently in 2026
• Brings to a close - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
• Conclusions - used 62 times, most recently in 2025
• Cuts off - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• Extremities - used 61 times, most recently in 2025
• Finales - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Purposes. - used 54 times, most recently in 2026
• Pulls the plug on - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
• Ceases - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Finishes up - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Draws to a close - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• Stops - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Closes - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Tackles' teammates - used 38 times, most recently in 2015
• Tips - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Brings to a halt - used 34 times, most recently in 2021
• Objectives - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Breaks off - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
• Some linemen - used 32 times, most recently in 2020
• Make ___ meet - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
• Means justifiers - used 29 times, most recently in 2023
• Puts a stop to - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Winds down - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Book ___. - used 25 times, most recently in 2012
• Outer limits - used 25 times, most recently in 2022
• Completes - used 24 times, most recently in 2024
• Discontinues - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
• Odds and ___ - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Odds' partner - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Pass catchers - used 21 times, most recently in 2015
• Aims - used 19 times, most recently in 2023
• Boundaries - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Comes to a halt - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Puts the kibosh on - used 18 times, most recently in 2024
• Results - used 18 times, most recently in 2020
• Drops the curtain on - used 16 times, most recently in 2016
• Outcomes - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• "All's Well That ___ Well" - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Goes no further - used 13 times, most recently in 2018
• Intentions - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Leftovers - used 13 times, most recently in 2021
• Some are split - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• They can be made to meet - used 13 times, most recently in 2012
• They justify the means - used 13 times, most recently in 2016
• They may be split - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Wraps things up - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Comes to a conclusion - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Fades to black - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• At loose ___ - used 11 times, most recently in 2002
• Calls off - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Extremes - used 11 times, most recently in 2016
• Limits. - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• Objects. - used 11 times, most recently in 2011
• Odds partner - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Odds' partners - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Pass receivers - used 11 times, most recently in 2010
• Split ___ - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Companion of odds - used 10 times, most recently in 2008
• Denouements - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Justifiers of means - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
• Linemen - used 10 times, most recently in 1999
• Tackles' neighbors - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• ___ of the earth - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Quashes - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Shuts down - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Some eligible receivers - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Some gridiron players - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Some receivers - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Ultimate goals - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Burn the candle at both ___ - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Circle's lack - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Finish lines - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Football players. - used 8 times, most recently in 2000
• Football positions - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Halts - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Is over - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Loose __ - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Means' justifiers - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Some are tight - used 8 times, most recently in 2004
• They may justify the means - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• A string has two - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Cuts short - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Doesn't continue - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Football linemen - used 7 times, most recently in 2004
• Grinds to a halt - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Reaches a conclusion - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Runs out - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Stamps out - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Terminals - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• They may be loose - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• They might be loose or tight - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Tie up loose ___ - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• To the ___ of the earth - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Upshots - used 7 times, most recently in 1998
• Wraps - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Brings to a conclusion - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Final stages - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Fragments. - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Goes last - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Make-meet connector - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
• Means justification, to some - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• They can be tight or loose - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• They may be tight or loose - used 6 times, most recently in 2010

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• They may clash - EGOS, used 78 times
• Stretched tight - TAUT, used 72 times
• May honorees - MOMS, used 69 times
• "Be that -- may ..." - ASIT, used 59 times
• Tight-fitting - SNUG, used 49 times
• "May It Be" singer - ENYA, used 47 times

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