| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Doesn't quite open, as a pickle jar | Wall Street Journal | 23 Apr 2024 |
| Makes less tight | USA Today | 19 Aug 2023 |
| Makes less tight | USA Today | 01 Jul 2023 |
| Starts to remove, as screws | New York Times | 02 Nov 2022 |
| Unties, for example | Wall Street Journal | 06 Jun 2022 |
| Frees from lavatory feeling unfinished | The Telegraph Cryptic | 09 Dec 2021 |
| Starts to unscrew | Universal | 04 Oct 2021 |
| Unties | The Telegraph Quick | 22 Sep 2021 |
| Relaxes, as one’s grip | Wall Street Journal | 19 Jul 2021 |
| Warms (up) | New York Times | 02 May 2020 |
| Makes less tight | USA Today | 08 Apr 2020 |
| Unties | Eugene Sheffer | 24 Apr 2018 |
| Eases up on | Newsday | 23 Mar 2017 |
| Makes less tight | Universal | 11 Dec 2016 |
| Eases | New York Times | 22 Mar 2016 |
| Makes less tense | Universal | 14 Dec 2015 |
| Lets out a bit | LA Times Daily | 09 Aug 2015 |
| Unfastens | LA Times Daily | 06 Feb 2015 |
| Unfastens | ||
| Makes less tense | ||
| Lets out a bit | ||
| Eases up on | ||
| Relaxes | ||
| Relaxes, as one's grip | ||
| Eases up on | ||
| Unbinds | ||
| Unknots, say | ||
| Relaxes | ||
| Makes less tense | ||
| Relaxes, as one's grip | ||
| Eases up | ||
| Undoes | ||
| Unties. | ||
| Unbinds. | ||
| Frees. | ||
| Unties |