Fix a loose lace

The answer

RETIE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RETIE answer page.

Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 3 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.

• REKNOT (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for RETIE

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

• Knot again - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
• Fasten again - used 16 times, most recently in 2016
• Fix, as laces - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Knot anew - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Lace again - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
• Bind again - used 12 times, most recently in 2015
• Make a new knot - used 12 times, most recently in 2011
• Fix, as shoelaces - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Fix, as a bow - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Fix a shoelace - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Tend to a loose shoelace - used 8 times, most recently in 2016
• Adjust, as laces - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Do over, as shoelaces - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Double a knot - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Even the score again - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Fix, as a shoelace - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Lace up again - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Adjust one's laces - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Bind anew - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• Fix, as a knot - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Fix, as a loose lace - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Get back to even - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Secure again - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Tighten, as laces - used 6 times, most recently in 2018

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.

• Queen ___ lace - ANNES, used 79 times
• Let loose - UNTIE, used 26 times
• Turn loose - LETGO, used 26 times
• Lace tip - AGLET, used 25 times
• Lets loose - FREES, used 25 times
• Fix, as text - EMEND, used 23 times

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