Tighten, as laces
The crossword clue "Tighten, as laces" is answered by RETIE, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
RETIE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RETIE answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2018; first recorded in 2006. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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 loose lace - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- 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
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.
- Loosen, as laces - UNTIE, used 108 times
- Loosen laces - UNTIE, used 14 times
- Moccasin without laces - SNAKE, used 9 times
- Laces into - HASAT, used 8 times
- Places for laces - SHOES, used 7 times
- Loosen, like laces - UNTIE, used 6 times
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