Tightrope
The crossword clue "Tightrope" is answered by WIRE, a 4-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
WIRE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WIRE answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for WIRE
Every other clue in this collection answered by WIRE, most used first.
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- Metal thread - used 29 times, most recently in 2024
- Cable - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Hidden mike - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
- Current carrier - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
- Finish line - used 17 times, most recently in 2017
- Electrician's supply - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Electricity carrier - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Down to the ___ - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Fence material. - used 10 times, most recently in 1999
- Marionette mover - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Hanger material - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Send electronically, as funds - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Fencing. - used 8 times, most recently in 1981
- Hide a mike on - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Telegraph - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
- Hidden microphone - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Listening device - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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.
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- Used to be - WERE, used 162 times
- Ties the knot - WEDS, used 161 times
- Sharpen - WHET, used 155 times
- Have on - WEAR, used 134 times
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