Means of control
The crossword clue "Means of control" is answered by REINS, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 6 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 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- BUTTON (1 uses in xd)
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
- 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
- Control, metaphorically - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- 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
- What "veni" means. - ICAME, used 19 times
- Gets under control - TAMES, used 18 times
- Remote control button - PAUSE, used 16 times
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