| Jockey's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Control time in office for auditor | The Times Quick Cryptic | 22 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Vixen's restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Strap in a jockey's hand | Universal | 12 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Means of control | Wall Street Journal | 11 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Horse racing strap | USA Today | 10 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Free ____, carte blanche | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 06 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Horse-guiding strap (4) | Puzzler | 04 Oct 2025 | 
          
            | Bridle attachment | Wall Street Journal | 09 Sep 2025 | 
          
            | Control of Queen turning popular | The Telegraph Cryptic | 28 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Jockey's strap | USA Today | 18 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Restraining strap | The Times Concise | 15 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Bridle part | LA Times Daily | 10 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Bridle attachment | Commuter | 06 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Horse bit strip | USA Today Quick | 02 Aug 2025 | 
          
            | Check monarchy's announcement (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Pull (in) | LA Times Daily | 26 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Strap on a horse |  |  | 
          
            | Check | Eugene Sheffer | 15 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Armenians oddly out of control (4) | The Guardian Cryptic | 10 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Harness part | Wall Street Journal | 07 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Bridle strap | Premier Sunday | 06 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Cowboy's grip |  |  | 
          
            | It can help to exercise a bit | Wall Street Journal | 02 Jul 2025 | 
          
            | Horse check |  |  | 
          
            | More inclination to stop the horse? |  |  | 
          
            | Controlling strap | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 22 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Bridle strap | The Sun Two Speed | 17 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Check on the horses? | The Sun Two Speed | 17 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Control engineers inside (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Check | Eugene Sheffer | 06 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Hear of period in control with strap (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Check | Eugene Sheffer | 03 Jun 2025 | 
          
            | Curb, - in |  |  | 
          
            | __ it in | Commuter | 30 May 2025 | 
          
            | Bridle attachment | Commuter | 26 May 2025 | 
          
            | Item that helps you hold your horses? |  |  | 
          
            | Soldiers in control (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle part | LA Times Daily | 22 May 2025 | 
          
            | Doodad for dobbin; tight, long or free (4) | The Guardian Quick | 21 May 2025 | 
          
            | Rider's strap | Thomas Joseph | 19 May 2025 | 
          
            | Check in again before (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Reportedly used to rule an animal (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Strap (4) | The Guardian Quick | 01 May 2025 | 
          
            | Stop the sound of precipitation (4) | The Guardian Quick Cryptic | 26 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Stop the sound of precipitation (4) | The Guardian Quick | 26 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Jockey's strap | USA Today Quick | 06 Apr 2025 | 
          
            | Check | Eugene Sheffer | 27 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Apt rhyme for "restrain" | Newsday | 27 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Horse's guidance strap |  |  | 
          
            | Strap of a horse's bridle (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Strap a jockey holds (4) | The Sun Mini | 12 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Jockey's strap | Newsday | 10 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Strap some rare insects (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Form of control (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Horse restraint | The Telegraph Mini | 04 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Horse control | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 03 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Bridle part | Premier Sunday | 02 Mar 2025 | 
          
            | Control and rule one in Germany |  |  | 
          
            | It may be a handful | New York Times | 26 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Horse strap | USA Today | 26 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Check | Eugene Sheffer | 17 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Give free ____ to | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 14 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Free __ | LA Times Daily | 14 Feb 2025 | 
          
            | Piece of leather on a track |  |  | 
          
            | Strap to be dominant orally (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle strap | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 25 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap | Newsday | 08 Jan 2025 | 
          
            | Bridle strap | Mirror Tea Time | 28 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Equestrian handful |  |  | 
          
            | Controller for 69-A |  |  | 
          
            | Free ___ (total liberty) |  |  | 
          
            | Sleigh ride essential | The Telegraph Mini | 24 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Strap on a horse |  |  | 
          
            | Control animal that's kicking its hindquarters |  |  | 
          
            | It comes straight from the horse's mouth | New York Times | 20 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Hold back, with "in" | Newsday | 19 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Horse halter | LA Times Mini | 13 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Complete licence to pour, we hear (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey's strap | USA Today | 03 Dec 2024 | 
          
            | Restraint on a racehorse |  |  | 
          
            | Item of horse tack (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Equestrian strap (4) | Puzzler | 28 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Dancer, Prancer etc about in river, right? (8) |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle strap | LA Times Daily | 25 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Bridle strap | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 16 Nov 2024 | 
          
            | Kentucky Derby stopper |  |  | 
          
            | Kentucky Derby strap |  |  | 
          
            | Horse-guiding strap | Puzzler Backwords | 22 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap | Newsday | 22 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Animal guide | USA Today Quick | 20 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Animal control? | LA Times Daily | 19 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Bridle strap | Universal | 17 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Strap held by a rider (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Pull (in) | Newsday | 12 Oct 2024 | 
          
            | Told to shower with restraint (4) |  |  | 
          
            | ___ in (get control over) |  |  | 
          
            | Rule, it's said, for control of a horse (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Check precipitation, say (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Rider's control (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Strap of a bridle by which a horse is controlled (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Check (4) | The Guardian Quick | 05 Sep 2024 | 
          
            | About being at home - check it! (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Horse-controlling strap | USA Today | 23 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Check on the horses? | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 20 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Horse strap | Family Time | 18 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Wet weather is the rule it's said (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Riding strap | The Times Concise | 16 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Horse strap | Universal | 09 Aug 2024 | 
          
            | Strap for a rider | Wall Street Journal | 30 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Rider's strap | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 29 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Curb, with "in" | Newsday | 28 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Pull back (in) | Premier Sunday | 21 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Bridle strap | LA Times Daily | 17 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Bridle strap | Premier Sunday | 14 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Wet weather said to be in the rider's control (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Restrain a broken-hearted friend? (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Horse director | Family Time | 14 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Restraining device to exert sovereign control, we hear (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Head turner at a racetrack | New York Times | 07 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Horse's restraint | Newsday | 07 Jul 2024 | 
          
            | Give free . . . (freedom) (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Stagecoach-steering strap |  |  | 
          
            | Strap | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 30 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Line for training? (4) |  |  | 
          
            | As a rule, you say, it's in the stable (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Strap for controlling a horse (4) | Puzzler | 18 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Horse strap | Thomas Joseph | 17 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Precipitation of the clouds |  |  | 
          
            | Regain heartlessly, but with restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Arabian leader? | Wall Street Journal | 06 Jun 2024 | 
          
            | Bridle attachment | Commuter | 25 May 2024 | 
          
            | Check-strap (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Be on the throne without George the Fifth's guide-line (4) |  |  | 
          
            | It's said to give a degree of restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Restrain but get rid of arts - they're backward! (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Strap on Santa's sleigh |  |  | 
          
            | Limit, with "in" | LA Times Daily | 29 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Strap on hip |  |  | 
          
            | Horse's constraint | The Sun Mini | 23 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Attachment to a bit | New York Times | 18 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Strap for someone sitting in a 43-Down |  |  | 
          
            | Rider's strap | Wall Street Journal | 15 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Bit attachment | LA Times Daily | 14 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Curb, check |  |  | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap | Newsday | 10 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Rider's strap | Thomas Joseph | 09 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Given free for total freedom (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Check a king; a German one |  |  | 
          
            | CHECK | Wall Street Journal | 03 Apr 2024 | 
          
            | Control and rule after ousting Premier from Government (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Exert restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Free ___ | New York Times | 30 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Bridle attachment | Commuter | 21 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Strap to help you hold your horses |  |  | 
          
            | Guide a horse | The Sun Two Speed | 20 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Acquire information to retain control | The Sun Two Speed | 20 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Control power of monarch in speech | The Times Quick Cryptic | 18 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Check concerning home (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap | Newsday | 12 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Strap on a stage |  |  | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap | USA Today | 03 Mar 2024 | 
          
            | Jockey strap | Wall Street Journal | 24 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Check precipitation can be heard (4) | Puzzler Cryptic | 14 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | Means of control | LA Times Daily | 10 Feb 2024 | 
          
            | One of two straps attached to a horse's bit (4) |  |  | 
          
            | A bridle strap (4) |  |  | 
          
            | A guidance line contained in future instructions (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Horse's restraint | Family Time | 29 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Horse control strap |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle strap | New York Times | 24 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Harness strap | LA Times Daily | 21 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Tack strap |  |  | 
          
            | Leash, of a kind |  |  | 
          
            | Rule announced for horse riding gear | The Times Quick Cryptic | 04 Jan 2024 | 
          
            | Hold back the horsepower? |  |  | 
          
            | Harness is wet, we're told (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Harness strap | Commuter | 30 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Tone down, with 'in' |  |  | 
          
            | Rider’s strap | Wall Street Journal | 26 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Check rule's sound (4) | Puzzler Cryptic | 23 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Strap on a stallion |  |  | 
          
            | Check a weather report (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Horse riding strap |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's sleigh grip |  |  | 
          
            | Control wet weather in report | The Sun Two Speed | 15 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Check soundness of the rule |  |  | 
          
            | Guide a horse | The Sun Two Speed | 15 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | Equestrian's strap | USA Today | 12 Dec 2023 | 
          
            | One taken in hand by jockey (4) |  |  | 
          
            | Horse-controlling strap |  |  | 
          
            | Pull (in) | New York Times | 22 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap | Newsday | 06 Nov 2023 | 
          
            | Line held on a stage | Newsday | 20 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Brake, for a jockey? |  |  | 
          
            | A real head-turner? | New York Times | 08 Oct 2023 | 
          
            | Jockey's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap | Newsday | 22 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Horse strap | Thomas Joseph | 21 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Horse strap | Universal | 19 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Horse rider's control | Family Time | 13 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Bridle strap | Premier Sunday | 06 Aug 2023 | 
          
            | Free __ | LA Times Daily | 29 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Strap attached to a bit | The Telegraph Quick | 23 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Equestrian's strap | USA Today | 11 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | 50-Down strap | USA Today | 10 Jul 2023 | 
          
            | Restraining strap | The Times Concise | 23 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap | Newsday | 20 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Check | Eugene Sheffer | 16 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Harness strap | Newsday | 13 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Bridle strap | Wall Street Journal | 12 Jun 2023 | 
          
            | Jockey's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Steed steerer | Wall Street Journal | 10 May 2023 | 
          
            | Bridle part | LA Times Daily | 09 May 2023 | 
          
            | Strap used to control horses | The Guardian Quick | 08 May 2023 | 
          
            | It may be pulled while yelling "Whoa!" | Universal | 29 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Word that aptly bookends "restrain" | Universal | 23 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | One of two attached to a bridle | Irish Times Simplex | 22 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Sound of falling water? Check | The Times Cryptic | 21 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Strap that sounds like showers | Newsday | 06 Apr 2023 | 
          
            | Horse halter | Thomas Joseph | 31 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Check | Eugene Sheffer | 16 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Strap attached to a horse | USA Today | 16 Mar 2023 | 
          
            | Jockey's strap | Newsday | 22 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Horse holder | Newsday | 16 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Horse controller | Family Time | 12 Feb 2023 | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Strap held by a jockey |  |  | 
          
            | Horse halter | Family Time | 30 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Horse halter | Thomas Joseph | 26 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Bridle strap | LA Times Daily | 20 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Rider's strap | LA Times Daily | 18 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Equestrian's strap | Newsday | 17 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Horse controller | Newsday | 03 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Give free ___ (not restrict) | Universal | 01 Jan 2023 | 
          
            | Bit by a bit | New York Times | 11 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Head turner, of a sort | Wall Street Journal | 07 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Check regularly offered by Armenians | The Times Cryptic | 05 Dec 2022 | 
          
            | Jockey's strap | Newsday | 09 Nov 2022 | 
          
            | Free __ | LA Times Daily | 21 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Bridle part | LA Times Daily | 16 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap | USA Today | 14 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | It may be used to steer a steed |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle part | Wall Street Journal | 04 Oct 2022 | 
          
            | Check weather broadcast | The Telegraph Toughie | 27 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Horse halter | Thomas Joseph | 22 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Check | Eugene Sheffer | 20 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Carriage driver's strap | USA Today | 18 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap | LA Times Daily | 05 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Sleigh driver's need | New York Times | 04 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Check, with 'in' | New York Times | 01 Sep 2022 | 
          
            | Halter attachment | LA Times Daily | 24 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Strap for Prancer | Universal | 18 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Bridle strap | Newsday | 17 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Check | Eugene Sheffer | 12 Aug 2022 | 
          
            | Controlling strap | The Times Concise | 28 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Check | Eugene Sheffer | 28 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Brake, as a horse | Family Time | 25 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Arabian leader | Wall Street Journal | 14 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Harness part | Canadiana | 11 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Bridle strap | LA Times Daily | 10 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap | USA Today | 09 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | It might pull a bit | Universal | 06 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Harness part | New York Times | 03 Jul 2022 | 
          
            | Harness part | Newsday | 23 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Curb, with ''in'' | Newsday | 08 Jun 2022 | 
          
            | Rider's strap | Universal | 24 May 2022 | 
          
            | Equestrian’s strap | Wall Street Journal | 23 May 2022 | 
          
            | Strap at a horse track |  |  | 
          
            | Leader on the track? | The Washington Post Sunday | 01 May 2022 | 
          
            | Jockey's strap | Newsday | 25 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Charioteer's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Steed's restraint | Newsday | 10 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Rider's strap | Thomas Joseph | 06 Apr 2022 | 
          
            | Equine control | The Washington Post | 30 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Equine control | LA Times Daily | 30 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Hold in check | Newsday | 17 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Attachment for a bit | New York Times | 16 Mar 2022 | 
          
            | Strap held by a jockey | USA Today | 23 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Equine control | LA Times Daily | 17 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Equine control | The Washington Post | 17 Feb 2022 | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap | LA Times Daily | 24 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap | The Washington Post | 24 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Apt rhyme for ''restrain'' | Newsday | 21 Jan 2022 | 
          
            | Check | Eugene Sheffer | 28 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Strap attached to a horse | USA Today | 26 Dec 2021 | 
          
            | Strap held by a jockey |  |  | 
          
            | Horse's head turner? |  |  | 
          
            | Line directing a horse | The Washington Post Sunday | 28 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Equestrian's strap | The Washington Post Sunday | 07 Nov 2021 | 
          
            | Horse halter | Thomas Joseph | 16 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Jockey's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Bit of equestrian gear | LA Times Daily | 07 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Bit of equestrian gear | The Washington Post | 07 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Bit attachment | LA Times Daily | 06 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Check rule, having lost golf |  |  | 
          
            | Bit attachment | The Washington Post | 06 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Check rule, having lost golf | The Guardian Cryptic | 06 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Equine control | The Washington Post | 04 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Equine control | LA Times Daily | 04 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Racehorse's restraint | The Washington Post Sunday | 03 Oct 2021 | 
          
            | Bridle part |  |  | 
          
            | Line from a bit? | New York Times | 03 Sep 2021 | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap | Newsday | 30 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Polo player's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Horse-guiding strap | USA Today | 04 Aug 2021 | 
          
            | Pull (in) | New York Times | 24 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Check | Eugene Sheffer | 19 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | It will hold your horses |  |  | 
          
            | French kidney or leather strap in Louvre interior |  |  | 
          
            | Line for a sleigh ride | New York Times | 09 Jul 2021 | 
          
            | Bridle strap |  |  | 
          
            | Jock's controlling strap |  |  | 
          
            | Word that bookends "restrain" | Universal | 04 May 2021 | 
          
            | Strap for a stallion | Wall Street Journal | 03 May 2021 | 
          
            | Jockey's strap? |  |  | 
          
            | Check | Eugene Sheffer | 19 Apr 2021 | 
          
            | Jockey's strap | USA Today | 19 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | Stallion controller | Universal | 16 Mar 2021 | 
          
            | It comes straight from the horse's mouth | New York Times | 28 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Equestrian's strap | LA Times Daily | 23 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Equestrian's strap | The Washington Post | 23 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap | Newsday | 09 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Strap in a stable | Newsday | 06 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Equestrian's strap | USA Today | 05 Feb 2021 | 
          
            | Harness piece |  |  | 
          
            | Bit attachment | LA Times Daily | 26 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Bit attachment | The Washington Post | 26 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Horse strap | Thomas Joseph | 19 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Harness part | Wall Street Journal | 19 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Santa's strap | Universal | 14 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Harness attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap | USA Today | 06 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Jockey's strap | Newsday | 05 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | Strap at a horse race | Universal | 01 Jan 2021 | 
          
            | This pulls a bit | Wall Street Journal | 26 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Harness strap | Universal | 23 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Cayuse controller | Newsday | 17 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Equestrian's control | LA Times Daily | 14 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Equestrian's control | The Washington Post | 14 Dec 2020 | 
          
            | Check, with 'in' | The Washington Post | 29 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Check, with "in" | LA Times Daily | 29 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Carriage driver's strap | Universal | 28 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Check, with 'in' | New York Times | 05 Nov 2020 | 
          
            | Horse's brake |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle attachment | The Washington Post Sunday | 20 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Harness strap | The Washington Post | 14 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Harness strap | LA Times Daily | 14 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Check speaker's shower |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle strap | LA Times Daily | 09 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Bridle strap | The Washington Post | 09 Sep 2020 | 
          
            | Bridle attachment | USA Today | 30 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Strap that Santa holds | Universal | 30 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Horse-guiding strap | USA Today | 28 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Curb; hold back | The Telegraph Quick | 26 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Strap for a rider | Wall Street Journal | 18 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | They say command and control |  |  | 
          
            | Curb, with 'in' | New York Times | 09 Aug 2020 | 
          
            | Hold back | LA Times Daily | 19 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Hold back | The Washington Post | 19 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Horse strap | USA Today | 12 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Check an Arabian writing to a German | Irish Times Crosaire | 08 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap | The Washington Post | 02 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap | LA Times Daily | 02 Jul 2020 | 
          
            | Bridle attachment | Universal | 25 Jun 2020 | 
          
            | Bridle strap |  |  | 
          
            | Strap for guiding a horse | USA Today | 29 May 2020 | 
          
            | Rider’s handful | Wall Street Journal | 09 May 2020 | 
          
            | Belief in Buddhism and Hinduism | New York Times | 26 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Strap on a stallion |  |  | 
          
            | Check about bar closing earlier than usual |  |  | 
          
            | Procure intelligence to retain control | The Sun Two Speed | 04 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Check | The Sun Two Speed | 04 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Horse halter | Thomas Joseph | 02 Apr 2020 | 
          
            | Restraint drops when chatting |  |  | 
          
            | Control what causes flooding, we say |  |  | 
          
            | Apt rhyme for 'constrain' | New York Times | 15 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Stay behind | New York Times | 05 Mar 2020 | 
          
            | Jockey strap | LA Times Daily | 02 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Jockey strap | The Washington Post | 02 Feb 2020 | 
          
            | Silver controller? | Universal | 13 Jan 2020 | 
          
            | Horse strap |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle attachment | Newsday | 23 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Check return of Queen with popular support | The Telegraph Cryptic | 19 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Steed stopper |  |  | 
          
            | Steed stopper | New York Times | 11 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Strap held by an equestrian | Universal | 09 Dec 2019 | 
          
            | Conspire internationally to retain control | The Sun Two Speed | 26 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Pull back, with 'in' | The Washington Post | 24 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Buggy driver's control | Family Time | 24 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Pull back, with "in" | LA Times Daily | 24 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Strap that goes on a bit |  |  | 
          
            | Control, with "in" | Universal | 07 Nov 2019 | 
          
            | Strap to control a horse | The Telegraph Quick | 31 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Jockey's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Horse controller? |  |  | 
          
            | Control during riding | LA Times Daily | 12 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Control during riding | The Washington Post | 12 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Equestrian's handful | USA Today | 10 Oct 2019 | 
          
            | Check on hip |  |  | 
          
            | Guide a horse | The Sun Two Speed | 27 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Control wet weather in report | The Sun Two Speed | 27 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Bit part? | Wall Street Journal | 26 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Harness, with ''in'' | Newsday | 20 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Bit strap | LA Times Daily | 14 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Bit strap | The Washington Post | 14 Sep 2019 | 
          
            | Hold back | Canadiana | 19 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Symbol of control | New York Times | 14 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Rider's strap | Thomas Joseph | 10 Aug 2019 | 
          
            | Bridle strap | New York Times | 29 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Jockey's handful | Family Time | 29 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Hold back, with ''in'' | Newsday | 21 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Polo player's strap | USA Today | 20 Jul 2019 | 
          
            | Bit attachment | USA Today | 22 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Stage line | Wall Street Journal | 20 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Stagecoach driver's strap | Newsday | 12 Jun 2019 | 
          
            | Metaphor for control | Newsday | 31 May 2019 | 
          
            | Horse restraint | Universal | 31 May 2019 | 
          
            | Part of a horses's harness | Irish Times Simplex | 23 May 2019 | 
          
            | Curtail | The New Yorker | 20 May 2019 | 
          
            | Jockey's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle part | Premier Sunday | 28 Apr 2019 | 
          
            | Means to control extremes of rage at home |  |  | 
          
            | Free __: carte blanche | The Washington Post | 27 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Free __: carte blanche | LA Times Daily | 27 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Apt rhyme for ''restrain'' | Newsday | 22 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Pull (in) | New York Times | 08 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Guiding strap | Universal | 01 Mar 2019 | 
          
            | Jockey's strap | Universal | 26 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Harness strap | New York Times | 25 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Horseback rider's control | The Washington Post | 13 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Horseback rider's control | LA Times Daily | 13 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Restrain,  ( A horse ) | Canadiana | 11 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Strap for stopping a horse | Family Time | 10 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Pull back, with ''in'' | Newsday | 10 Feb 2019 | 
          
            | Bridle strap | Universal | 27 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Pull back (in) | Premier Sunday | 27 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Steed stopper | USA Today | 14 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Horse strap | Family Time | 13 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Bridle strap |  |  | 
          
            | Hold back, with "in" | Universal | 07 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Jockey's strap | Family Time | 07 Jan 2019 | 
          
            | Guiding strap |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle strap |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle strap |  |  | 
          
            | Steed stopper |  |  | 
          
            | Horseback rider's control |  |  | 
          
            | Hold back |  |  | 
          
            | Free __: carte blanche |  |  | 
          
            | Control during riding |  |  | 
          
            | Bit strap |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Polo player's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Horse restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Equestrian's handful |  |  | 
          
            | Hold back, with "in" |  |  | 
          
            | Symbol of control |  |  | 
          
            | Bit part? |  |  | 
          
            | Stage line |  |  | 
          
            | Pull (in) |  |  | 
          
            | Harness strap |  |  | 
          
            | Strap used to guide a horse |  |  | 
          
            | Steed's restraint | USA Today | 30 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Jockey's tool | Universal | 18 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Bridle strap | Wall Street Journal | 12 Nov 2018 | 
          
            | Strap which helps a rider control his horse |  |  | 
          
            | Check captured Queen's rule? |  |  | 
          
            | Narrow strap attached to a horse to control it |  |  | 
          
            | Harness part | USA Today | 04 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Acquire information to retain control | The Sun Two Speed | 02 Oct 2018 | 
          
            | Strap used to control a horse |  |  | 
          
            | Check area lacking energy in two parts? | The Telegraph Toughie | 04 Sep 2018 | 
          
            | Horse holder | Wall Street Journal | 04 Aug 2018 | 
          
            | Strap on a horse |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle strap | Newsday | 31 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Restraint | The New Yorker | 23 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Check on content of wine |  |  | 
          
            | Clydesdale controller | Wall Street Journal | 17 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Silver restraint | The Chronicle of Higher Education | 06 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Ain't right? | New York Times | 05 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Carriage driver's strap | USA Today | 02 Jul 2018 | 
          
            | Horse leader? | New York Times | 21 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Horse controller | Newsday | 20 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Controlling strap | The Times Concise | 19 Jun 2018 | 
          
            | Pullback (with "in") | Universal | 10 May 2018 | 
          
            | Control, with 'in' | New York Times | 02 May 2018 | 
          
            | Keep in check | The Guardian Speedy | 25 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Word from the Latin for ''hold back'' | Newsday | 24 Mar 2018 | 
          
            | Jockey's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Restrain, with 'in' | New York Times | 28 Feb 2018 | 
          
            | Steed stopper | The Washington Post Sunday | 28 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Government announced control | The Telegraph Cryptic | 11 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Strap in a tack room | USA Today | 08 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Jockey's handful | USA Today | 03 Jan 2018 | 
          
            | Strap in a tack room |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey's tool |  |  | 
          
            | Pullback (with "in") |  |  | 
          
            | Clydesdale controller |  |  | 
          
            | Control, with "in" |  |  | 
          
            | This pulls a bit |  |  | 
          
            | Silver restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey strap |  |  | 
          
            | Horse holder |  |  | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey's handful |  |  | 
          
            | Steed's restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle strap |  |  | 
          
            | Carriage driver's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Restrain, with "in" |  |  | 
          
            | Horse leader? |  |  | 
          
            | Carriage driver's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Strap for a horse | Family Time | 31 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Equestrian strap | The Washington Post | 18 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Equestrian strap | LA Times Daily | 18 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Bridle strap | The Sun Two Speed | 06 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Strengthen without police constraint | The Sun Two Speed | 06 Dec 2017 | 
          
            | Coach line | Wall Street Journal | 22 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Equestrian's brake | USA Today | 11 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Tone down, with ''in'' | Newsday | 10 Nov 2017 | 
          
            | Buttermilk holder? | The Washington Post | 21 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Buttermilk holder? | LA Times Daily | 21 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Check one's mount | Canadiana | 02 Oct 2017 | 
          
            | Free ___ (without restraint) | Universal | 01 Sep 2017 | 
          
            | What might hold back a dam | Newsday | 26 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Check | The Telegraph Quick | 09 Aug 2017 | 
          
            | Control shower when speaking |  |  | 
          
            | Good to abandon one form of control for another |  |  | 
          
            | Good to abandon one form of control for another | The Times Cryptic | 12 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Horse's strap | The Telegraph Quick | 10 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | Horse strap | Universal | 03 Jul 2017 | 
          
            | It sounds like showers | Newsday | 09 Jun 2017 | 
          
            | A strap used to control a horse |  |  | 
          
            | Strap used to control a horse |  |  | 
          
            | Check head of government's out of power | The Telegraph Toughie | 11 May 2017 | 
          
            | Curb | LA Times Daily | 05 May 2017 | 
          
            | Curb | The Washington Post | 05 May 2017 | 
          
            | Pull in or control |  |  | 
          
            | Something a jockey grasps | Universal | 13 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | Hold back | The Telegraph Quick | 08 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | Hockey team, e.g | New York Times | 01 Apr 2017 | 
          
            | Hold (back), as an animal |  |  | 
          
            | Limit! Government scraps thousand |  |  | 
          
            | Bit attachment | Wall Street Journal | 11 Feb 2017 | 
          
            | Control for an equestrian | LA Times Daily | 31 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Attachment to a snaffle-bit | Universal | 19 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Thing gripped by a jockey | Universal | 15 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Line used on a stage | Newsday | 07 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Jockey's handful | Universal | 06 Jan 2017 | 
          
            | Control for 9 during precipitation, I hear |  |  | 
          
            | Engineers at home making check |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey strap |  |  | 
          
            | Curb, with "in" |  |  | 
          
            | Free ___ (without restraint) |  |  | 
          
            | Horse strap |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey's handful |  |  | 
          
            | Buttermilk holder? |  |  | 
          
            | Thing gripped by a jockey |  |  | 
          
            | Control for an equestrian |  |  | 
          
            | Equestrian strap |  |  | 
          
            | Something a jockey grasps |  |  | 
          
            | Equestrian's brake |  |  | 
          
            | Curb |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle strap | The Telegraph Quick | 18 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Stagecoach restraint | The Washington Post | 13 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Harness strap | Newsday | 12 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Stallion steerer | Wall Street Journal | 10 Dec 2016 | 
          
            | Stage lead? | Wall Street Journal | 26 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Jockey's strap | New York Times | 14 Nov 2016 | 
          
            | Rider's handful | New York Times | 26 Oct 2016 | 
          
            | Check broadcaster's rule | The Telegraph Toughie | 17 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Bridle part | USA Today | 08 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Controlling strap | The Washington Post | 06 Aug 2016 | 
          
            | Check behaviour in Red Bulletin doing the rounds | Irish Times Crosaire | 30 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Control for horses and half of antlered deer |  |  | 
          
            | American Pharoah restraint | The Washington Post | 02 Jul 2016 | 
          
            | Jockey strap | Newsday | 29 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Free ___ (total control) | New York Times | 06 Jun 2016 | 
          
            | Rider�s strap | Wall Street Journal | 16 May 2016 | 
          
            | Free ___ (lack of restraints) | USA Today | 07 May 2016 | 
          
            | Jockey strap | Wall Street Journal | 29 Feb 2016 | 
          
            | Strap for 39-Across | USA Today | 15 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Jockey strap | New York Times | 13 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Strap for horse control | Universal | 09 Jan 2016 | 
          
            | Jockey's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Strap for 39-Across |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Rider's handful |  |  | 
          
            | Free ___ (lack of restraints) |  |  | 
          
            | Strap for horse control |  |  | 
          
            | Free ___ (total control) |  |  | 
          
            | Horse control | Universal | 30 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Hold in check | Newsday | 27 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Horse halter | USA Today | 20 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Restriction | The Telegraph Quick | 11 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Rider's strap | LA Times Daily | 08 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | It can pull a bit to one side | New York Times | 03 Dec 2015 | 
          
            | Horse controller | Universal | 22 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Head turner? | Wall Street Journal | 20 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Apt rhyme for 'restrain' | The Washington Post | 16 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Bridle part | Newsday | 05 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Trigger guide | LA Times Daily | 05 Nov 2015 | 
          
            | Curb, with ''in'' | Newsday | 30 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Check | New York Times | 04 Oct 2015 | 
          
            | Keep in check | Newsday | 27 Aug 2015 | 
          
            | Equestrian's grip | Newsday | 19 Aug 2015 | 
          
            | It pulls a bit | LA Times Daily | 25 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Steed steerer | USA Today | 19 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Jockey strap | Universal | 15 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Cowhand's controller | Newsday | 12 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Strap on a stallion | Jonesin | 07 Jul 2015 | 
          
            | Bridle part | Eugene Sheffer | 25 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Strap which comes down, by the sound of it? |  |  | 
          
            | Keep in check | Eugene Sheffer | 12 Jun 2015 | 
          
            | Control after ouster of government rule |  |  | 
          
            | Engineers regularly raised limit | The Telegraph Cryptic | 07 May 2015 | 
          
            | Symbol of authority | New York Times | 29 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | Bridle strap | USA Today | 18 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | Curb (with "in") | Universal | 06 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | Keep back, with ''in'' | Newsday | 02 Apr 2015 | 
          
            | Harness part | Eugene Sheffer | 31 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | Jockey's brake | Universal | 18 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | Check | Canadiana | 02 Mar 2015 | 
          
            | Order regularly observed in leading article? | The Times Cryptic | 26 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | It pulls a bit | Premier Sunday | 11 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Equestrian's strap | Universal | 04 Jan 2015 | 
          
            | Hold in check |  |  | 
          
            | It pulls a bit |  |  | 
          
            | Keep back, with "in" |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle strap |  |  | 
          
            | Horse halter |  |  | 
          
            | Steed steerer |  |  | 
          
            | Head turner? |  |  | 
          
            | Steed checker |  |  | 
          
            | Apt rhyme for "restrain" |  |  | 
          
            | Bit attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle strap |  |  | 
          
            | Equine check |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey strap |  |  | 
          
            | Part of a bridle |  |  | 
          
            | Vixen's restraint? |  |  | 
          
            | Bit attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Rider's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Trigger guide |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle part |  |  | 
          
            | Cowhand's controller |  |  | 
          
            | Curb, with "in" |  |  | 
          
            | Equestrian's grip |  |  | 
          
            | Harness strap |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey strap |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Keep in check |  |  | 
          
            | Check |  |  | 
          
            | It can pull a bit to one side |  |  | 
          
            | Symbol of authority |  |  | 
          
            | It pulls a bit |  |  | 
          
            | Curb (with "in") |  |  | 
          
            | Equestrian's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Horse control |  |  | 
          
            | Horse controller |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey strap |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey's brake |  |  | 
          
            | King, white, finally in check |  |  | 
          
            | Equestrian restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Control, with "in" |  |  | 
          
            | Pull (in) |  |  | 
          
            | Clydesdale controller |  |  | 
          
            | Buggy driver's control |  |  | 
          
            | Rider's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Check |  |  | 
          
            | Head turner |  |  | 
          
            | Horse halter |  |  | 
          
            | Keep in check, with "in" |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's deer leader? |  |  | 
          
            | Lead for Seabiscuit |  |  | 
          
            | Strap attached to a bridle |  |  | 
          
            | Rider's strap |  |  | 
          
            | It goes from hand to mouth |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey's control |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle attachment |  |  | 
          
            | ___ in (get under control) |  |  | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Horse brake |  |  | 
          
            | Tack component |  |  | 
          
            | Derby strap |  |  | 
          
            | Line from a hack |  |  | 
          
            | Word from the Latin for "hold back" |  |  | 
          
            | Hold in check |  |  | 
          
            | Equestrian's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Silver checker |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Corral, with "in" |  |  | 
          
            | Checking aid |  |  | 
          
            | Check |  |  | 
          
            | Carriage driver's tool |  |  | 
          
            | Bring under control, with "in" |  |  | 
          
            | Arabian checker |  |  | 
          
            | Horse-and-buggy handful |  |  | 
          
            | It pulls a bit |  |  | 
          
            | Control held back by carabinieri |  |  | 
          
            | A passage from Sartre inspiring restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Restriction no good for monarchy? |  |  | 
          
            | Hold back |  |  | 
          
            | Horse controller |  |  | 
          
            | Horse strap |  |  | 
          
            | Stage line |  |  | 
          
            | Check |  |  | 
          
            | Bit attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Dancer's restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Arabian controller |  |  | 
          
            | Cayuse controller |  |  | 
          
            | It pulls a bit |  |  | 
          
            | It's straight from the horse's mouth |  |  | 
          
            | One that's a bit controlling? |  |  | 
          
            | Appaloosa controller |  |  | 
          
            | Arabian strap |  |  | 
          
            | Hand-to-mouth control |  |  | 
          
            | Secretariat's restraint |  |  | 
          
            | This pulls a bit |  |  | 
          
            | One of a horse rider's pair |  |  | 
          
            | Horse checker |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle feature |  |  | 
          
            | Check |  |  | 
          
            | Restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Hold in check |  |  | 
          
            | Harness part |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle strap |  |  | 
          
            | Dancer's restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Harness part |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle strap |  |  | 
          
            | Equestrian's control |  |  | 
          
            | Free ___ (carte blanche) |  |  | 
          
            | Pull back (in) |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Old stage line? |  |  | 
          
            | Equestrian's control |  |  | 
          
            | Check |  |  | 
          
            | Charioteer's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle control |  |  | 
          
            | Old stage line? |  |  | 
          
            | Halter attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Check, with "in" |  |  | 
          
            | Restrain, with "in" |  |  | 
          
            | Stagecoach line? |  |  | 
          
            | Tack room item |  |  | 
          
            | Rider's handful |  |  | 
          
            | Means of control |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle part |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle strap | New York Times | 21 Mar 2011 | 
          
            | Arabian checker |  |  | 
          
            | Equine restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Harness strap |  |  | 
          
            | Horse holder |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Piece for an equestrian |  |  | 
          
            | Cayuse control |  |  | 
          
            | Equine restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle strap |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Surrey strap |  |  | 
          
            | What a coach driver holds |  |  | 
          
            | Stagecoach line? |  |  | 
          
            | Clydesdale controller |  |  | 
          
            | Restrain |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle part |  |  | 
          
            | Equine restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Horse's restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Silver checker |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey's handful |  |  | 
          
            | It may hold your horses |  |  | 
          
            | Dancer's strap? |  |  | 
          
            | It holds your horses |  |  | 
          
            | Curb |  |  | 
          
            | Means of controlling a horse |  |  | 
          
            | Checking device |  |  | 
          
            | Equestrian's "brake" |  |  | 
          
            | Arabian controller |  |  | 
          
            | Charioteer's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Horse checker |  |  | 
          
            | Checking line |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle part |  |  | 
          
            | Restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Dancer's strap? |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey strap |  |  | 
          
            | What a coach driver holds |  |  | 
          
            | Silver lead? |  |  | 
          
            | Equestrian's control |  |  | 
          
            | Controlling strap |  |  | 
          
            | Checking line |  |  | 
          
            | Hold your horses |  |  | 
          
            | Tone down, with "in" |  |  | 
          
            | Tack room item |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey strap |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle |  |  | 
          
            | Rider's grip |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle feature |  |  | 
          
            | Free ___ (carte blanche) |  |  | 
          
            | Cayuse controller |  |  | 
          
            | Checker of a steed |  |  | 
          
            | Head turner, at times |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle strap |  |  | 
          
            | One can brake a bronc |  |  | 
          
            | Means of checking |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle part |  |  | 
          
            | Coachman's control |  |  | 
          
            | Halter attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Harness lead |  |  | 
          
            | Head turner, at times |  |  | 
          
            | Harness lead |  |  | 
          
            | Halter attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Coachman's control |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle part |  |  | 
          
            | Connection for a bit |  |  | 
          
            | Mountie's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Checking device |  |  | 
          
            | Strap used to control a horse |  |  | 
          
            | Santa's lead? |  |  | 
          
            | Carriage driver's need |  |  | 
          
            | Tack room item |  |  | 
          
            | One way to hold your horses |  |  | 
          
            | Line straight from the horse's mouth? |  |  | 
          
            | Bit attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Harness part |  |  | 
          
            | Item in a tale of whoa? |  |  | 
          
            | Hold back |  |  | 
          
            | Control device |  |  | 
          
            | Horse halter |  |  | 
          
            | Leather strap |  |  | 
          
            | Pull back (in) |  |  | 
          
            | Bit puller |  |  | 
          
            | Jock strap? |  |  | 
          
            | Trigger puller? |  |  | 
          
            | Halter attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Curb |  |  | 
          
            | Horse halter |  |  | 
          
            | Control device |  |  | 
          
            | Stage lead? |  |  | 
          
            | Controlling strap |  |  | 
          
            | Check |  |  | 
          
            | Equestrian's control |  |  | 
          
            | Strap for someone on horseback |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey's handful |  |  | 
          
            | It pulls a bit |  |  | 
          
            | Means of control |  |  | 
          
            | Arabian controller |  |  | 
          
            | Curb |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle strap |  |  | 
          
            | Control |  |  | 
          
            | Free ___ (unhampered liberty) |  |  | 
          
            | Bit attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Trotter's controller |  |  | 
          
            | Arabian controller |  |  | 
          
            | Control |  |  | 
          
            | Silver halter? |  |  | 
          
            | Harness lead |  |  | 
          
            | Steed stopper |  |  | 
          
            | Arabian controller |  |  | 
          
            | Control |  |  | 
          
            | Keep control of |  |  | 
          
            | Control |  |  | 
          
            | Harness attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Harness part |  |  | 
          
            | Part of a halter |  |  | 
          
            | Roan's restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Curb |  |  | 
          
            | Coachman's line |  |  | 
          
            | Cupid holder? |  |  | 
          
            | Guide strap |  |  | 
          
            | Horse halter |  |  | 
          
            | Steering strap |  |  | 
          
            | Buggy driver's control |  |  | 
          
            | Equine check |  |  | 
          
            | Restrain |  |  | 
          
            | Steed stopper |  |  | 
          
            | Four-in-hand strap |  |  | 
          
            | Silver halter? |  |  | 
          
            | Means of restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Silver holder |  |  | 
          
            | Keep control of |  |  | 
          
            | Bit attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey strap |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle strap |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle part |  |  | 
          
            | Keep in check |  |  | 
          
            | Saddle strap |  |  | 
          
            | Bit strap |  |  | 
          
            | Hold your horses |  |  | 
          
            | Cayuse checker |  |  | 
          
            | Bit puller |  |  | 
          
            | Hold in check |  |  | 
          
            | Stagecoach line? |  |  | 
          
            | Trigger controller |  |  | 
          
            | It comes straight from the horse's mouth |  |  | 
          
            | Trigger controller |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle part |  |  | 
          
            | Harness part |  |  | 
          
            | It comes straight from the horse's mouth |  |  | 
          
            | Horse holder |  |  | 
          
            | Horse brake |  |  | 
          
            | It will hold your horses |  |  | 
          
            | Scout leader? |  |  | 
          
            | Stage lead |  |  | 
          
            | Bring under control, with "in" |  |  | 
          
            | Checker of a steed |  |  | 
          
            | Means of control |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle |  |  | 
          
            | It's a bit controlling? |  |  | 
          
            | Harness attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey strap |  |  | 
          
            | Hold back |  |  | 
          
            | Harness piece |  |  | 
          
            | It's straight from the horse's mouth |  |  | 
          
            | Check |  |  | 
          
            | Maintain control over |  |  | 
          
            | Restrain |  |  | 
          
            | Horse halter? |  |  | 
          
            | Horseplay stopper? |  |  | 
          
            | Strap on Omar Khayyam |  |  | 
          
            | Guide strap |  |  | 
          
            | Rider's grip |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle control |  |  | 
          
            | 70-Across checker |  |  | 
          
            | Horse halter? |  |  | 
          
            | Restrain |  |  | 
          
            | Dobbin's restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Harness |  |  | 
          
            | Jock strap? |  |  | 
          
            | Trigger puller? |  |  | 
          
            | Cayuse accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Sulky strap |  |  | 
          
            | Check, with "in" |  |  | 
          
            | Horse controller |  |  | 
          
            | It's often controlling |  |  | 
          
            | Cayuse control |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey's control |  |  | 
          
            | Item pulled while yelling "Whoa!" |  |  | 
          
            | Equestrian's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Give free ___ to (allow to go unchecked) |  |  | 
          
            | Cavalryman's strap |  |  | 
          
            | It's drawn in |  |  | 
          
            | Jock strap? |  |  | 
          
            | Trigger puller? |  |  | 
          
            | Cayuse controller |  |  | 
          
            | Means of control |  |  | 
          
            | Trotter stopper |  |  | 
          
            | Equestrian's brake |  |  | 
          
            | Hold back |  |  | 
          
            | Horse's guide |  |  | 
          
            | Harness gear |  |  | 
          
            | Bit attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Check |  |  | 
          
            | It pulls a bit |  |  | 
          
            | It may stop some horseplay |  |  | 
          
            | It will hold your horses |  |  | 
          
            | Jock's strap |  |  | 
          
            | One of a horse rider's pair |  |  | 
          
            | Bit puller |  |  | 
          
            | Steed stopper |  |  | 
          
            | Smarty Jones' control |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Keep in check |  |  | 
          
            | Horse rider's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Steed steerer |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle part |  |  | 
          
            | Bit attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Restraining influence |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey's handful |  |  | 
          
            | Equestrian's grip |  |  | 
          
            | Bit attachment |  |  | 
          
            | One of a horse rider's pair |  |  | 
          
            | Controlling line |  |  | 
          
            | Steed steerer |  |  | 
          
            | One that's a bit controlling? |  |  | 
          
            | It will hold your horses |  |  | 
          
            | Keep in check |  |  | 
          
            | Restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Harness piece |  |  | 
          
            | Rider's handful |  |  | 
          
            | Control |  |  | 
          
            | Bit attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Equine accessory |  |  | 
          
            | Pull the Trigger? |  |  | 
          
            | Steed steerer |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle |  |  | 
          
            | Pull (in) |  |  | 
          
            | Curb |  |  | 
          
            | Nag's restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Hold back |  |  | 
          
            | Harness part |  |  | 
          
            | Snaffle strap |  |  | 
          
            | Horse halter? |  |  | 
          
            | Silver lead |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey's brake |  |  | 
          
            | Steed stopper |  |  | 
          
            | Line straight from the horse's mouth? |  |  | 
          
            | Harness strap |  |  | 
          
            | Sometimes it's tight |  |  | 
          
            | ___ in (control) |  |  | 
          
            | It pulls a bit |  |  | 
          
            | Horse control |  |  | 
          
            | Control |  |  | 
          
            | Cayuse controller |  |  | 
          
            | Control |  |  | 
          
            | Horse halter |  |  | 
          
            | Steed stopper |  |  | 
          
            | Equestrian's brake |  |  | 
          
            | Jockey strap |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle piece |  |  | 
          
            | Driver's line |  |  | 
          
            | Buggy driver's control |  |  | 
          
            | Tackroom item |  |  | 
          
            | Rider's restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Plowman's need |  |  | 
          
            | Check horses |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle strap |  |  | 
          
            | Steering strap |  |  | 
          
            | Restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Cowboy strap |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle strp |  |  | 
          
            | Leather strap attached to a bit |  |  | 
          
            | Lead for Dobbin |  |  | 
          
            | Trotter checker |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle |  |  | 
          
            | Strap attached to a bridle |  |  | 
          
            | Trigger control |  |  | 
          
            | Hold your horses |  |  | 
          
            | Horse-and-buggy handful |  |  | 
          
            | Harness part |  |  | 
          
            | Equine check |  |  | 
          
            | Leather strap |  |  | 
          
            | Strap worn by Rudolph |  |  | 
          
            | Stage strap |  |  | 
          
            | Buggy driver's control |  |  | 
          
            | Traveller's check? |  |  | 
          
            | Check |  |  | 
          
            | Horse's restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Silver wear? |  |  | 
          
            | Control |  |  | 
          
            | Horse halter? |  |  | 
          
            | It might run down the neck |  |  | 
          
            | Rider's check |  |  | 
          
            | Give free ___ to (indulge) |  |  | 
          
            | Bit puller |  |  | 
          
            | Restrain |  |  | 
          
            | Keep in line |  |  | 
          
            | Horsy holder |  |  | 
          
            | Horse controller |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle control |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle part |  |  | 
          
            | Check |  |  | 
          
            | Bit connection |  |  | 
          
            | Silver holder? |  |  | 
          
            | Harness attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Horse brake |  |  | 
          
            | Line straight from the horse's mouth? |  |  | 
          
            | Equestrian's strap |  |  | 
          
            | Traveller's check |  |  | 
          
            | Trigger puller? |  |  | 
          
            | Bit holder |  |  | 
          
            | Check |  |  | 
          
            | Curb |  |  | 
          
            | Lapland deer |  |  | 
          
            | Restrict |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle feature |  |  | 
          
            | Birdie feature |  |  | 
          
            | Control |  |  | 
          
            | Bit attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Control |  |  | 
          
            | Silver wear? |  |  | 
          
            | Snaffle-bit attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Harness part |  |  | 
          
            | La rienda: the ___ in Spain |  |  | 
          
            | Stem |  |  | 
          
            | Strap |  |  | 
          
            | Dobbin's deterrent |  |  | 
          
            | Restrain |  |  | 
          
            | Hold back |  |  | 
          
            | Part of a bridle |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle attachment |  |  | 
          
            | "Whoa" enforcer |  |  | 
          
            | Hold in |  |  | 
          
            | Bit attachment |  |  | 
          
            | Control a colt |  |  | 
          
            | Part of a martingale |  |  | 
          
            | Harness component |  |  | 
          
            | Controlling power |  |  | 
          
            | Snub |  |  | 
          
            | Restraint |  |  | 
          
            | Curb |  |  | 
          
            | Check for Champion |  |  | 
          
            | Gato del Sol's check |  |  | 
          
            | Colt checker |  |  | 
          
            | __ dance (Lippizaner performance?) |  |  | 
          
            | Martingale's relative |  |  | 
          
            | Check for Rudolph |  |  | 
          
            | A homophone for reign |  |  | 
          
            | Restriction |  |  | 
          
            | Slow a horse, with "in" |  |  | 
          
            | Control, in a way |  |  | 
          
            | Saddler's product |  |  | 
          
            | Restraint of a sort |  |  | 
          
            | Check a horse |  |  | 
          
            | Gee and haw control |  |  | 
          
            | Give free ___ to |  |  | 
          
            | Leash |  |  | 
          
            | Snaffle adjunct |  |  | 
          
            | Pull in |  |  | 
          
            | Guide |  |  | 
          
            | Relative of a martingale. |  |  | 
          
            | Draw ___ (stop). |  |  | 
          
            | Part of a bridle. |  |  | 
          
            | Martingale. |  |  | 
          
            | Hold in check. |  |  | 
          
            | Guide and control. |  |  | 
          
            | Dobbin's restraint. |  |  | 
          
            | Check a horse. |  |  | 
          
            | Free scope. |  |  | 
          
            | Pull up a horse. |  |  | 
          
            | Power control. |  |  | 
          
            | Arcaro's check. |  |  | 
          
            | Part of a harness. |  |  | 
          
            | Hold back. |  |  | 
          
            | Restrain. |  |  | 
          
            | Means of controlling. |  |  | 
          
            | Check. |  |  | 
          
            | Halter. |  |  | 
          
            | Part of a horseman's gear. |  |  | 
          
            | Free ___ (liberty) |  |  | 
          
            | Restraining influence. |  |  | 
          
            | Strap passed through a terret. |  |  | 
          
            | Arabian controller |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle part. |  |  | 
          
            | Dressage control |  |  | 
          
            | Control. |  |  | 
          
            | Hindrance. |  |  | 
          
            | Flicka's guide. |  |  | 
          
            | Curb. |  |  | 
          
            | Kin of the martingale. |  |  | 
          
            | Guide line |  |  | 
          
            | Restraining line. |  |  | 
          
            | Controlling power. |  |  | 
          
            | Pull (in). |  |  | 
          
            | Restraint. |  |  | 
          
            | One of the "ribbons." |  |  | 
          
            | Harness part. |  |  | 
          
            | Guide line. |  |  | 
          
            | Give free ___ to. |  |  | 
          
            | Bridle strap. |  |  | 
          
            | Keep in check. |  |  | 
          
            | Bit attachment. |  |  |