Fasten

The answer

TIE

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TIE answer page.

Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1960. 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.

• PIN (16 uses in xd)
• AFFIX (14 uses in xd)
• NAIL (14 uses in xd)
• ATTACH (12 uses in xd)
• SEAL (8 uses in xd)

Other clues for TIE

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

• Even score - used 203 times, most recently in 2026
• Dead heat - used 171 times, most recently in 2026
• Draw - used 124 times, most recently in 2026
• No-win situation - used 81 times, most recently in 2026
• Reason for overtime - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
• Cravat - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
• Deadlock - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
• Suit accessory - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Connection - used 48 times, most recently in 2026
• Bind - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
• Overtime cause - used 37 times, most recently in 2025
• Reason for extra innings - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
• Bond - used 28 times, most recently in 2024
• Foulard - used 27 times, most recently in 1996
• Four-in-hand - used 27 times, most recently in 2003
• Stalemate - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Father's Day gift - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• 20-20, e.g. - used 23 times, most recently in 2024
• Ascot - used 23 times, most recently in 2016
• Link - used 22 times, most recently in 2015
• Standoff - used 22 times, most recently in 2009
• Neckwear - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Common Father's Day gift - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Make a knot in - used 18 times, most recently in 2025
• Make a knot - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Office neckwear - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Cause for overtime - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Even the score - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Make a bow - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Trash-bag closer - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• 50-50, e.g. - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Connect - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Railroad beam - used 14 times, most recently in 2014
• "___ a yellow ribbon ... " - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Bind up - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Cinch - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Formal requirement - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Tether - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Formal neckwear - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Get even with - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Knot - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Trash bag accessory - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Dressy accessory - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Secure - used 11 times, most recently in 2009
• 20-20, say - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Rail support - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Sleeper. - used 10 times, most recently in 1979
• Brooks Brothers buy - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• Cause of overtime - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Even up - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
• Formal accessory - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Inconclusive result - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Knotted neckwear - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Reason for a 10th inning - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Ascot, e.g. - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Haberdashery item - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Make a bow in - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Reason for sudden death - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Backgammon impossibility - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Casual Friday castoff - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Cause for a shootout - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Come out even - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Even numbers? - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Knotted accessory - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Make a sheepshank - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Make even - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• One to one, e.g. - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Piece of neckwear - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Reason to keep playing - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Usual tic-tac-toe outcome - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• 0-0, say - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Decorative noose - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Even finish - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Indecisive outcome - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Indecisive result - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• It gets under your collar - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• Make a connection - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Make fast - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• Score before overtime - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Suit go-with - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Tenth inning cause - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Twist ___ (garbage bag closer) - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Windsor, for one - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Winnerless game - used 6 times, most recently in 2014

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.

• Fasten - PIN, used 16 times
• Fasten, in a way - ZIP, used 6 times

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