Control, metaphorically
The crossword clue "Control, metaphorically" is answered by REINS, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 4 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
REINS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the REINS answer page.
Used 6 times across 4 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for REINS
Every other clue in this collection answered by REINS, most used first.
- Bridle straps - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Jockey's handful - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
- Checks - used 28 times, most recently in 2008
- They hold your horses - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Bridle attachments - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Controls - used 12 times, most recently in 1998
- Horse controllers - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Means of control - used 12 times, most recently in 2020
- Rider's handful - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Jockey straps - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
- Jockey's straps - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Curbs, with "in" - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
- Harness parts - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Harness straps - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Controlling power - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Horse holders - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Horse controls - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- Jockey's controls - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
- Metaphor for control - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Rider's straps - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- They hold their horses - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
- Bit attachments - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
- Coachman's handful - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
- Equestrian's controls - 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.
- Brings under control - TAMES, used 42 times
- Brought under control - TAMED, used 41 times
- Big name in pest control - ORKIN, used 23 times
- Gets under control - TAMES, used 18 times
- Remote control button - PAUSE, used 16 times
- Under control - TAMED, used 15 times
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