Less strict
The crossword clue "Less strict" is answered by LOOSER, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
LOOSER
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LOOSER answer page.
Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1956. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for LOOSER
Every other clue in this collection answered by LOOSER, most used first.
- More relaxed - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Not as tight - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Not as strict - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
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.
- Less fresh - STALER, used 60 times
- Less relaxed - TENSER, used 21 times
- Less taxing - EASIER, used 21 times
- Less messy - NEATER, used 19 times
- Less stuffy - AIRIER, used 18 times
- Less refined - CRUDER, used 17 times
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