| Restrain; 23 Across |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
02 Sep 2025 |
| Tough spot |
Universal |
28 Aug 2025 |
| Tie can be a nuisance (4) |
Mirror Cryptic |
18 Jul 2025 |
| Fasten (4) |
Mirror Quick |
18 Jul 2025 |
| Contractually obligate |
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| Tie tightly |
Commuter |
18 Jun 2025 |
| It may be a bore to effect a tie-up (4) |
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| Tie tightly |
Commuter |
11 Apr 2025 |
| To tie one to it may be an annoying thing (4) |
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| Put a cover on the container, dunderhead! (4) |
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| Tie up |
Premier Sunday |
23 Mar 2025 |
| Achieve the result of a tie? What a nuisance! (4) |
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| Securely tie up |
Commuter |
14 Mar 2025 |
| Predicament |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
08 Mar 2025 |
| Tough spot |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Mar 2025 |
| Tie together with twine, maybe |
Universal |
03 Mar 2025 |
| Tie together |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
15 Feb 2025 |
| Predicament |
Commuter |
14 Feb 2025 |
| Tie tightly |
Commuter |
07 Feb 2025 |
| Secure; predicament (4) |
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| Tie tightly |
Commuter |
13 Jan 2025 |
| Wherein there's rubbish at end of road to tie things up (4) |
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| Tie tightly |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Jan 2025 |
| Track down boy taking fellow to force (4) |
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| Difficult situation (rhymes with "find") |
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| Rubbish receptacle first dustman takes proves a nuisance (4) |
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| Tie, as you ask, round the point (4) |
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| Try to accommodate new situation that's annoying |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Nov 2024 |
| Tightly tie |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Nov 2024 |
| Put together, as a book |
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| Fasten tightly |
USA Today Quick |
26 Oct 2024 |
| Place under an obligation (4) |
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| In a ___ (facing difficulties) |
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| Wrap container to be given to daughter |
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| Tie up |
USA Today Quick |
21 Aug 2024 |
| Tie securely |
Commuter |
17 Aug 2024 |
| Put covers on book |
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| It may be a bit of a nuisance to tie one up (4) |
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| Tie tightly together (4) |
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| Unable to solve a dilemma (with "in a") |
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| Cover (manuscript) |
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| Tie fast (4) |
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| Tie tightly |
Commuter |
04 May 2024 |
| Tie; difficult situation |
The Times Concise |
22 Apr 2024 |
| Predicament |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Apr 2024 |
| Attempt to cover front of neck with tie |
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| Seal offer, putting name in (4) |
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| Tie up |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Mar 2024 |
| Bishop in Germany in problematical situation (4) |
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| Tightly fasten (4) |
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| Commit the new leader in an offer |
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| Impose an obligation on bridge player entering bid (4) |
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| Tie tightly |
Newsday |
18 Feb 2024 |
| Fasten with difficulty (4) |
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| Put together, as a book |
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| Tie |
LA Times Daily |
05 Feb 2024 |
| Tie up though it's a nuisance (4) |
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| Rope together (4) |
Puzzler |
05 Jan 2024 |
| Fasten tightly |
USA Today |
05 Jan 2024 |
| Put together, as a book |
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| Put together, as a book |
|
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| Contract to dispose of diamonds |
The Guardian Cryptic |
29 Nov 2023 |
| Contract to dispose of diamonds (4) |
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| Tie up |
Universal |
11 Nov 2023 |
| Predicament |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Nov 2023 |
| Predicament |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Oct 2023 |
| Make into a book |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Sep 2023 |
| Predicament |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Aug 2023 |
| 56-Across + 57-Across = 59-Across |
New York Times |
27 Jul 2023 |
| Predicament |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Jun 2023 |
| Assemble, as a book |
New York Times |
30 Jan 2023 |
| Put string around a package |
Family Time |
31 Oct 2022 |
| Tie tightly |
Family Time |
19 Sep 2022 |
| Discard last of food? That's annoying situation |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Aug 2022 |
| Sticky situation |
LA Times Daily |
14 Aug 2022 |
| Predicament |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Jul 2022 |
| Predicament |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Jun 2022 |
| Tough spot |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Apr 2022 |
| Make a book |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Mar 2022 |
| Tricky predicament |
USA Today |
28 Feb 2022 |
| Tricky predicament |
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| Put tight string around a package |
Family Time |
28 Nov 2021 |
| Pickle |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Sep 2021 |
| Try to introduce new restraint |
|
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| Predicament |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Jul 2021 |
| Difficult situation (rhymes with "find") |
|
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| Predicament |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 May 2021 |
| Wrap up some mixed nibbles |
Irish Times Crosaire |
03 May 2021 |
| Tricky spot |
Universal |
20 Feb 2021 |
| Secure with ropes or strings |
Family Time |
18 Jan 2021 |
| Tough situation |
LA Times Daily |
29 Nov 2020 |
| Tough situation |
The Washington Post |
29 Nov 2020 |
| Secure, tie fast |
The Guardian Speedy |
15 Nov 2020 |
| Fasten with ties |
USA Today |
12 Nov 2020 |
| Tough spot |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Sep 2020 |
| Tie up |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Sep 2020 |
| Offer to acquire new tie |
|
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| Tie tightly |
LA Times Daily |
10 Aug 2020 |
| Tie tightly |
The Washington Post |
10 Aug 2020 |
| Bit of a jam |
The Washington Post |
03 May 2020 |
| Bit of a jam |
LA Times Daily |
03 May 2020 |
| Tie up; annoyance |
The Times Concise |
18 Mar 2020 |
| Put together, as a book |
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| Tough spot |
USA Today |
25 Nov 2019 |
| Tough situation |
Universal |
15 Oct 2019 |
| Serves up sample of good nibbles with bit of a pickle |
Irish Times Crosaire |
12 Jul 2019 |
| Tie tightly |
Newsday |
11 Jun 2019 |
| Attempt to save knight in difficulty |
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| Put together, as a book |
Family Time |
31 Mar 2019 |
| Wrap tightly |
Universal |
11 Mar 2019 |
| Tie |
Canadiana |
25 Feb 2019 |
| Tough situation |
|
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| Wrap tightly |
|
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| Tie |
The Telegraph Quick |
15 Oct 2018 |
| Offer to wrap new tie |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
14 Oct 2018 |
| Assemble, as a book |
|
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| Attempt to cover new dilemma |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
29 Aug 2018 |
| Tricky predicament |
The Washington Post Sunday |
25 Mar 2018 |
| Try to accommodate new situation that's annoying |
|
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| Sticky situation |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Jan 2018 |
| Sticky wicket |
Newsday |
12 Aug 2017 |
| Tough spot |
Newsday |
09 Aug 2017 |
| Difficult situation |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jun 2017 |
| Tight spot |
The Washington Post |
08 Jun 2017 |
| Tight spot |
LA Times Daily |
08 Jun 2017 |
| Fasten |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Apr 2017 |
| Tie up |
LA Times Daily |
13 Apr 2017 |
| Tie up |
The Washington Post |
13 Apr 2017 |
| Tie together |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
07 Apr 2017 |
| Tie up |
|
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| Tie together |
|
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| Tight spot |
|
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| Secure |
New York Times |
29 Nov 2016 |
| Hamstring |
New York Times |
16 Oct 2016 |
| Firmly attach |
LA Times Daily |
17 Jul 2016 |
| Bear in mind, missing airmen in a predicament |
Irish Times Crosaire |
02 Jul 2016 |
| Agree to leave gaberdine with strap |
Irish Times Crosaire |
16 Jun 2016 |
| Tie up |
New York Times |
17 Feb 2016 |
| Bad start for most of 15 across in tight spot |
Irish Times Crosaire |
13 Feb 2016 |
| Firmly attach |
|
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| Tough spot |
|
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| Secure |
|
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| Tie up |
|
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| Hamstring |
|
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| Fasten nuisance |
The Sun Two Speed |
12 Nov 2015 |
| Annoyance |
The Sun Two Speed |
12 Nov 2015 |
| Tie |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Oct 2015 |
| Tie can be a nuisance |
The Times Cryptic |
09 Jun 2015 |
| Tough spot |
Premier Sunday |
29 Mar 2015 |
| Tough thing to be in |
Universal |
07 Feb 2015 |
| Tie, fasten |
The Times Concise |
16 Jan 2015 |
| Wrap tightly — nuisance |
The Guardian Quick |
10 Jan 2015 |
| Tough thing to be in |
|
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| Predicament |
|
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| Tough spot |
|
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| Dump date causing a difficulty |
|
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| Adhere |
|
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| Jam |
|
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| Fasten |
|
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| Bruce Springsteen "The Ties That ___" |
|
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| Tight spot |
|
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| Tough spot |
|
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| Difficult situation |
|
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| Tight spot |
|
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| Tough situation |
|
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| Tough spot |
|
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| Difficult situation |
|
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| Predicament |
|
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| Tricky situation |
|
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| Sticky situation |
|
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| Tie securely |
|
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| Tough spot |
|
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| Tough spot |
|
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| Put together, as a book |
|
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| Obligate |
|
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| Predicament |
|
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| Put together, as a book |
|
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| Put together, as a book |
|
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| Repair books, in a way |
|
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| Tie up |
|
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| Tie |
|
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| Tie up |
|
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| Fix |
|
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| Fix |
|
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| Tie tightly |
|
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| Tough predicament |
|
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| Fasten |
|
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| Tough spot |
|
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| Pickle |
|
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| Jam or pickle |
|
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| Tie tightly |
|
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| Pickle |
|
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| Cause to cohere |
|
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| Bit of trouble |
|
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| Tough situation |
|
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| Tight spot |
|
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| Pickle |
|
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| Tough situation |
|
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| Tie up |
|
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| Dilemma |
|
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| Tie tightly |
|
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| Tie tightly |
|
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| Tie up |
|
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| Tough spot |
|
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| Dilemma |
|
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| Difficult situation |
|
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| Sticky situation |
|
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| Predicament |
|
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| Tight spot |
|
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| Predicament |
|
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| In a ___ (stuck) |
|
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| Tie tightly |
|
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| Bad thing to be in |
|
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| Tough spot |
|
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| Difficult position |
|
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| Scrape |
|
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| Tough place to be in |
|
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| Stick together |
|
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| Tie tightly |
|
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| Tie up |
|
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| Wrap tightly |
|
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| Cohere |
|
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| Tie up |
|
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| Fasten |
|
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| Difficult situation |
|
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| Predicament |
|
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| Glue |
|
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| Spot of trouble |
|
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| Pickle |
|
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| Tie |
|
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| Catch-22 |
|
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| Predicament |
|
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| In a ___ (strapped) |
|
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| Restrain |
|
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| Constrict |
|
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| Swathe |
|
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| Tie |
|
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| Dilemma |
|
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| Tie tightly |
|
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| Hogtie |
|
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| Tie together tightly |
|
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| Swaddle |
|
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| Put under obligation |
|
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| Difficult situation |
|
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| What ties do |
|
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| In a ___ (in trouble) |
|
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| Restrict |
|
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| Oblige |
|
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| Fasten round about. |
|
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| Fasten. |
|
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| Make fast. |
|
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| Tie. |
|
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| Wrap around. |
|
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| Connect |
|
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| Cover the edge of. |
|
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| Tie together. |
|
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| Wrap tightly. |
|
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| Unite, as by a feeling of loyalty. |
|
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| Tape. |
|
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| Secure. |
|
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| Encompass. |
|
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| Restrict. |
|
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