Loosen, in a way
The crossword clue "Loosen, in a way" is answered by UNLACE, a 6-letter entry. Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus.
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UNLACE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the UNLACE answer page.
Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for UNLACE
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- Loosen, as a corset - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Loosen - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
- Loosen, as a shoe - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
- Loosen, as skates - 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.
- Way out - EGRESS, used 115 times
- In a way - SORTOF, used 53 times
- Get in the way of - IMPEDE, used 33 times
- Rub the wrong way - ABRADE, used 32 times
- One way to pay - INCASH, used 30 times
- Appear that way - SEEMTO, used 24 times
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