Give some slack
The crossword clue "Give some slack" is answered by LOOSEN, a 6-letter entry. Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LOOSEN
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LOOSEN answer page.
Used 10 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for LOOSEN
Every other clue in this collection answered by LOOSEN, most used first.
- Relax - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Untie - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Ease up - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Make less tight - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Untie, perhaps - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Give in - RELENT, used 52 times
- Give in - ACCEDE, used 42 times
- Give confidence to - ASSURE, used 39 times
- Like some garages - ONECAR, used 36 times
- Get some air - INHALE, used 34 times
- Give - DONATE, used 32 times
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