| Like many a thriller |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Sep 2025 |
| Not slack |
Universal |
23 Sep 2025 |
| Like a bedsheet with no creases |
LA Times Daily |
18 Sep 2025 |
| Tightly strung |
Premier Sunday |
14 Sep 2025 |
| Full of tension |
New York Times |
31 Aug 2025 |
| Completely stretched |
New York Times |
28 Jul 2025 |
| Not slack |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jul 2025 |
| Quite suspenseful |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Jul 2025 |
| Like a rope during tug-of-war |
USA Today |
18 Jul 2025 |
| Like a bowstring |
USA Today |
24 Jun 2025 |
| Tight like a tennis racket string |
Family Time |
16 Jun 2025 |
| Anything but slack when getting tuition, you say (4) |
|
|
| Lacking slack |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Jun 2025 |
| Lacking slack |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Jun 2025 |
| Pulled tight |
USA Today |
23 May 2025 |
| Tense, but instructed soundly! (4) |
|
|
| Stretched tight, like a rope |
|
|
| Not drooping, like a line |
|
|
| Showing nervous strain (4) |
|
|
| Tense and unusually tight, initially |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
24 Apr 2025 |
| Stretched like guitar strings |
Universal |
21 Apr 2025 |
| Stretched tightly |
Universal |
15 Apr 2025 |
| Not saggy |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Apr 2025 |
| Not hanging loose |
USA Today |
08 Apr 2025 |
| Anxious to be given instruction verbally (4) |
|
|
| Like an artist's canvas |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Mar 2025 |
| Tense |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
24 Mar 2025 |
| Reportedly worked in school, tense |
|
|
| Stretched as instructed, say |
Mirror Cryptic |
19 Mar 2025 |
| Tight |
Mirror Quick |
19 Mar 2025 |
| Stretched tight |
Family Time |
16 Mar 2025 |
| Like a tug-of-war rope in action |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
14 Mar 2025 |
| Reportedly coached with tension (4) |
|
|
| Pulled tight |
LA Times Daily |
11 Mar 2025 |
| With little to no "give" |
|
|
| Reportedly, worked in a school that's tense (4) |
|
|
| Stretched tight |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Feb 2025 |
| Tightly stretched |
The Times Concise |
07 Feb 2025 |
| Having no slack |
USA Today |
30 Jan 2025 |
| Lacking slack |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Jan 2025 |
| Rigid - sounding trained? |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
23 Jan 2025 |
| Drawn tight |
LA Times Daily |
20 Jan 2025 |
| Stretched tightly |
Newsday |
14 Jan 2025 |
| With no slack |
Newsday |
08 Jan 2025 |
| To your ear, was the teacher anxious? (4) |
|
|
| Pulled tight |
USA Today |
21 Dec 2024 |
| Stretched firm |
|
|
| Tightly stretchy |
USA Today |
19 Dec 2024 |
| Like some nerves and strings |
New York Times |
11 Dec 2024 |
| Drawn tight |
Mirror Tea Time |
06 Dec 2024 |
| Tightly drawn |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Nov 2024 |
| Tutored in speech as not relaxed |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Nov 2024 |
| Lacking slack |
Eugene Sheffer |
27 Nov 2024 |
| Tight |
Mirror Quick |
22 Nov 2024 |
| Stretched when instructed, say |
Mirror Cryptic |
22 Nov 2024 |
| Fully extended |
Newsday |
15 Nov 2024 |
| Having no play |
Newsday |
08 Nov 2024 |
| Lacking slack |
New York Times |
28 Oct 2024 |
| Fully stretched |
Newsday |
23 Oct 2024 |
| Full of tension |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
19 Oct 2024 |
| Like a slacklining rope |
USA Today |
11 Oct 2024 |
| Lacking slack |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Oct 2024 |
| Stretched a point to get out of mockery (4) |
|
|
| Stretched or pulled tight (4) |
|
|
| Tightly stretched, tense (4) |
|
|
| Lacking slack |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Sep 2024 |
| Composition featured by excellent author is tense (4) |
|
|
| Stretched tight |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Sep 2024 |
| Stretched when instructed, say |
Mirror Cryptic |
04 Sep 2024 |
| Tight |
Mirror Quick |
04 Sep 2024 |
| Stretched tight |
Family Time |
01 Sep 2024 |
| Like a tightly stretched rope |
USA Today |
25 Aug 2024 |
| Like guitar strings |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Aug 2024 |
| Tight as a drum |
Commuter |
23 Jul 2024 |
| Not lax |
Universal |
01 Jul 2024 |
| Soundly taught, albeit under stress |
|
|
| Gave instruction, audibly stressed (4) |
|
|
| Stressed given coaching in voice |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Jun 2024 |
| Tightly drawn |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Jun 2024 |
| Tense (4) |
Puzzler |
23 Jun 2024 |
| Not slack |
LA Times Daily |
20 Jun 2024 |
| Not slack |
New York Times |
18 Jun 2024 |
| Pulled tight |
LA Times Daily |
11 Jun 2024 |
| Like newly Botoxed skin |
USA Today |
10 Jun 2024 |
| Stretched tight |
USA Today |
06 Jun 2024 |
| It's in good condition thanks to half of Utah becoming involved |
|
|
| Like a good thriller |
|
|
| Stretched tight |
The Telegraph Quick |
31 May 2024 |
| Reportedly instructed to be tense |
Mirror Cryptic |
29 May 2024 |
| Tight |
Mirror Quick |
29 May 2024 |
| Tightly drawn, tense |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
28 May 2024 |
| Tight, as line needs to be for fishing to snags (4) |
|
|
| Stretched tight, like a rope |
|
|
| Like a rope that's not slack |
USA Today |
10 May 2024 |
| Lacking slack |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 May 2024 |
| Lacking slack |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Apr 2024 |
| Stretched tight, like a drumhead |
|
|
| Clearly not relaxed |
Newsday |
20 Apr 2024 |
| Tight |
Mirror Quick |
17 Apr 2024 |
| Instructed, say, to be tense |
Mirror Cryptic |
17 Apr 2024 |
| Pulled tight |
USA Today |
09 Apr 2024 |
| Lacking slack |
Universal |
09 Apr 2024 |
| Taught soundly, albeit under a strain (4) |
|
|
| Having no give |
|
|
| Was a teacher soundly so strung up? (4) |
|
|
| Stretched to its utmost |
|
|
| Drawn tight |
Mirror Tea Time |
25 Mar 2024 |
| Tight, as a rope |
|
|
| Rigid dry container for gold |
|
|
| Like a tightrope, ideally |
New York Times |
05 Mar 2024 |
| High-strung |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Feb 2024 |
| Stretched (4) |
Puzzler |
03 Feb 2024 |
| Like a tripwire |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Jan 2024 |
| Instructed, say, to be tense |
Mirror Cryptic |
26 Jan 2024 |
| Tight |
Mirror Quick |
26 Jan 2024 |
| Pulled tight |
Commuter |
20 Jan 2024 |
| Tight |
Mirror Quick |
19 Jan 2024 |
| Reportedly trained to be tense |
Mirror Cryptic |
19 Jan 2024 |
| Announced wrong tense |
The Guardian Quiptic |
15 Jan 2024 |
| Announced wrong tense (4) |
|
|
| Stretched tight |
New York Times |
08 Jan 2024 |
| With no slack |
Newsday |
03 Jan 2024 |
| Stretched tightly |
USA Today |
19 Dec 2023 |
| Lacking slack |
LA Times Daily |
13 Dec 2023 |
| Soundly instructed to get tight |
|
|
| As tight lines are (4) |
|
|
| Not slack |
USA Today |
23 Nov 2023 |
| Stretched tightly, like a rope |
|
|
| Stretched to the max |
LA Times Daily |
29 Sep 2023 |
| Not loose |
USA Today |
27 Sep 2023 |
| Tightly stretched |
Newsday |
24 Sep 2023 |
| Tightly stretched |
Newsday |
20 Sep 2023 |
| Not hanging loose |
USA Today |
09 Sep 2023 |
| Pulled tight |
USA Today |
01 Sep 2023 |
| Trained, it's said, to be very tight |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Aug 2023 |
| Full of tension |
New York Times |
06 Aug 2023 |
| Tightly stretched |
Newsday |
25 Jul 2023 |
| Stretched tightly |
USA Today |
23 Jul 2023 |
| Lacking slack |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Jul 2023 |
| Not hanging loose |
USA Today |
09 Jul 2023 |
| Lacking slack |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Jun 2023 |
| Strained sound of rebuke muffling answer |
The Guardian Cryptic |
13 Jun 2023 |
| Not slack |
Universal |
08 May 2023 |
| Tense time with old academics? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
28 Apr 2023 |
| Tightly stretched |
USA Today |
24 Apr 2023 |
| Without slack |
Universal |
24 Apr 2023 |
| Not slack |
Universal |
01 Apr 2023 |
| Stretched tight |
Family Time |
05 Mar 2023 |
| Stretched thin |
LA Times Daily |
26 Feb 2023 |
| Unlikely to droop |
Universal |
20 Feb 2023 |
| Drawn tight |
Newsday |
19 Feb 2023 |
| Lacking slack |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Feb 2023 |
| Greek character actor -- essentially without play |
The Telegraph Toughie |
01 Feb 2023 |
| Tightly stretched |
Universal |
31 Jan 2023 |
| Fully stretched |
Universal |
11 Jan 2023 |
| Like a suspenseful thriller |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Dec 2022 |
| Lacking slack |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Nov 2022 |
| Tightly stretched |
The Times Concise |
19 Nov 2022 |
| Pulled tight |
LA Times Daily |
09 Nov 2022 |
| Drawn tight |
Universal |
03 Oct 2022 |
| Lacking slack |
Newsday |
16 Sep 2022 |
| At a breaking point, maybe |
LA Times Daily |
16 Sep 2022 |
| Speaker's educated and stiff |
|
|
| Lacking slack |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Aug 2022 |
| Lacking slack |
LA Times Daily |
18 Jul 2022 |
| Stretched tight |
LA Times Daily |
17 Jul 2022 |
| Not slack |
Universal |
09 Jul 2022 |
| Stretched tight |
USA Today |
30 Jun 2022 |
| Stretched |
The Guardian Quick |
16 May 2022 |
| Tightly stretched |
Newsday |
16 May 2022 |
| Stretched tightly |
Newsday |
27 Apr 2022 |
| Filled with suspense |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Apr 2022 |
| Tightly stretched |
The Washington Post Sunday |
27 Mar 2022 |
| Tightly stretched |
USA Today |
25 Mar 2022 |
| Stretched tightly |
Newsday |
08 Mar 2022 |
| Lacking slack |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Mar 2022 |
| Stretched tight |
Universal |
02 Mar 2022 |
| Stretched tight |
The Times Concise |
16 Dec 2021 |
| Tight; stretched |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 Dec 2021 |
| Under tension |
The Guardian Speedy |
14 Nov 2021 |
| Opposite of relaxed |
New York Times |
30 Oct 2021 |
| Tightly stretched |
Universal |
15 Sep 2021 |
| Stretched tightly |
USA Today |
07 Sep 2021 |
| Not slack |
Universal |
05 Sep 2021 |
| Stretched tight |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Sep 2021 |
| Tense, as is pupil in audition |
|
|
| Tightly stretched |
USA Today |
29 Aug 2021 |
| Lacking slack |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Aug 2021 |
| Not hanging loose |
USA Today |
31 Jul 2021 |
| Showing strain |
The Washington Post |
18 Jul 2021 |
| Showing strain |
LA Times Daily |
18 Jul 2021 |
| Not hanging loose |
USA Today |
10 Jul 2021 |
| Stretched out |
New York Times |
09 Jul 2021 |
| Having no slack |
USA Today |
08 Jul 2021 |
| Like strung guitar strings |
The Washington Post |
05 Jul 2021 |
| Like strung guitar strings |
LA Times Daily |
05 Jul 2021 |
| Gave instruction as audibly stressed |
|
|
| Stretched tight |
Universal |
09 May 2021 |
| Tightly stretched |
Newsday |
03 May 2021 |
| Greek character tense and strained |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
10 Apr 2021 |
| Lacking slack |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Mar 2021 |
| Stretched tight |
The Washington Post |
08 Mar 2021 |
| Stretched tight |
LA Times Daily |
08 Mar 2021 |
| By the sound of it, worked in education, far from relaxed |
|
|
| Without slack |
Newsday |
24 Jan 2021 |
| Like guitar strings |
USA Today |
15 Jan 2021 |
| Opposite of loose |
New York Times |
29 Dec 2020 |
| Like guitar strings |
The Washington Post |
28 Dec 2020 |
| Like guitar strings |
LA Times Daily |
28 Dec 2020 |
| Pulled tight |
USA Today |
24 Dec 2020 |
| Lacking slack |
Newsday |
06 Dec 2020 |
| Stretched to the max |
Newsday |
01 Nov 2020 |
| Stretched tightly |
USA Today |
30 Oct 2020 |
| Like a drumhead |
USA Today |
25 Oct 2020 |
| Stretched tightly |
Newsday |
19 Oct 2020 |
| Slackless |
USA Today |
02 Oct 2020 |
| Stretched tight, like a string |
|
|
| Like violin strings |
New York Times |
10 Sep 2020 |
| Lacking slack |
USA Today |
03 Sep 2020 |
| Stretched tight |
Newsday |
09 Aug 2020 |
| Jeer with any number leaving stressed |
|
|
| Opposite of slack |
New York Times |
22 May 2020 |
| Lacking slack |
Thomas Joseph |
13 May 2020 |
| Like piano strings |
The Washington Post Sunday |
26 Apr 2020 |
| Ex-lax? |
Family Time |
20 Apr 2020 |
| Tight |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Feb 2020 |
| Full of tension |
New York Times |
16 Feb 2020 |
| Full of tension |
|
|
| Stiff knight walks out of ridicule |
|
|
| Completely stretched |
Universal |
30 Dec 2019 |
| Tightly stretched |
USA Today |
27 Dec 2019 |
| Lacking slack |
New York Times |
24 Dec 2019 |
| Lacking slack |
|
|
| Not hanging loose |
USA Today |
05 Dec 2019 |
| Like drumheads |
|
|
| Lacking slack |
The Washington Post Sunday |
01 Dec 2019 |
| Like drumheads |
New York Times |
01 Dec 2019 |
| Like a drumhead |
Universal |
14 Oct 2019 |
| Not drooping, like a string |
Family Time |
07 Oct 2019 |
| Having no slack |
USA Today |
02 Sep 2019 |
| Like a tightrope |
|
|
| Like a rope pulled tight |
|
|
| Like cello strings |
The Washington Post Sunday |
28 Jul 2019 |
| Loose antonym |
The Washington Post Sunday |
07 Jul 2019 |
| Pulled tight |
Universal |
25 Jun 2019 |
| Without slack |
Universal |
14 Jun 2019 |
| Having no slack |
Newsday |
09 Jun 2019 |
| Not at all slack |
The Washington Post |
08 Jun 2019 |
| Not at all slack |
LA Times Daily |
08 Jun 2019 |
| Like many a thriller |
Wall Street Journal |
30 May 2019 |
| Like skin after Botox |
Wall Street Journal |
25 May 2019 |
| Like school pupil sounding unrelaxed |
|
|
| Stretched tight |
|
|
| Stretched tight |
New York Times |
07 May 2019 |
| Stretched tight |
The Times Concise |
03 May 2019 |
| Fully stretched |
Universal |
25 Jan 2019 |
| Tightly strung |
Universal |
11 Jan 2019 |
| Rigid |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Jan 2019 |
| Like skin after Botox |
|
|
| Fully stretched |
|
|
| Pulled tight |
|
|
| Like a drumhead |
|
|
| Having no slack |
|
|
| Not at all slack |
|
|
| Like many a thriller |
|
|
| Tightly strung |
|
|
| Without slack |
|
|
| Rigid |
|
|
| Stretched to the max |
The Washington Post |
20 Dec 2018 |
| Stretched to the max |
LA Times Daily |
20 Dec 2018 |
| Like a tuned string |
USA Today |
12 Dec 2018 |
| Lacking slack |
The Washington Post |
05 Dec 2018 |
| Lacking slack |
LA Times Daily |
05 Dec 2018 |
| Tightly drawn |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Nov 2018 |
| Tutored in speech as not relaxed |
The Sun Two Speed |
17 Nov 2018 |
| Ex-lax? |
Universal |
30 Oct 2018 |
| Like a tightrope, more so than a slackline |
New York Times |
05 Sep 2018 |
| Tight, as a drum head |
USA Today |
01 Sep 2018 |
| Stretched as instructed, say |
|
|
| With no slack |
Newsday |
26 Aug 2018 |
| Without slack |
The Washington Post Sunday |
19 Aug 2018 |
| Tight |
Canadiana |
13 Aug 2018 |
| Opposite of slack |
LA Times Daily |
01 Aug 2018 |
| Opposite of slack |
The Washington Post |
01 Aug 2018 |
| Not at all lax |
New York Times |
01 Aug 2018 |
| Not at all saggy |
USA Today |
27 Jul 2018 |
| Pulled tight |
The Washington Post |
23 Jul 2018 |
| Tense, given instruction in hearing |
|
|
| Stressed given coaching in voice |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Jul 2018 |
| Concise and controlled |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Jul 2018 |
| With no slack |
Universal |
28 Jun 2018 |
| Fully stretched |
Newsday |
21 Jun 2018 |
| Free of slack |
Jonesin |
19 Jun 2018 |
| Tightly drawn |
The Washington Post |
12 Jun 2018 |
| Tightly drawn |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jun 2018 |
| Not sagging at all |
New York Times |
10 Jun 2018 |
| Tense, given instruction in hearing |
|
|
| Having no slack |
LA Times Daily |
22 May 2018 |
| Having no slack |
The Washington Post |
22 May 2018 |
| All stretched out |
Universal |
27 Apr 2018 |
| Gave instruction in speech for tense |
The Sun Two Speed |
06 Apr 2018 |
| Drawn tight |
Premier Sunday |
01 Apr 2018 |
| Like a tuned piano string |
USA Today |
28 Mar 2018 |
| Stretched tight |
Family Time |
12 Mar 2018 |
| Stretched tightly |
Universal |
22 Feb 2018 |
| Tightly strung |
Premier Sunday |
11 Feb 2018 |
| Quite suspenseful |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Feb 2018 |
| Tense, as trained for audition? |
|
|
| Like a tuned guitar string |
USA Today |
31 Jan 2018 |
| Drawn tight |
Family Time |
14 Jan 2018 |
| Tightly pulled |
Universal |
11 Jan 2018 |
| Concise and controlled |
|
|
| Like a tightrope, more so than a slackline |
|
|
| Not at all lax |
|
|
| Not sagging at all |
|
|
| Tight, as a drum head |
|
|
| All stretched out |
|
|
| Ex-lax? |
|
|
| Stretched tightly |
|
|
| Tightly pulled |
|
|
| With no slack |
|
|
| Stretched to the max |
|
|
| Pulled tight |
|
|
| Opposite of slack |
|
|
| Like a tuned guitar string |
|
|
| Like a tuned piano string |
|
|
| Like a tuned string |
|
|
| Lacking slack |
|
|
| Having no slack |
|
|
| Not at all saggy |
|
|
| Tightly drawn |
|
|
| Given coaching in voice that's showing strain |
|
|
| Like skin after Botox treatment |
USA Today |
20 Dec 2017 |
| Stretched very tightly |
Family Time |
04 Dec 2017 |
| Tense, gave instruction in speech |
|
|
| Stretched to the limit |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
24 Nov 2017 |
| Like a tightrope |
USA Today |
09 Sep 2017 |
| Like a well-crafted whodunit |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jun 2017 |
| High-strung |
Thomas Joseph |
25 May 2017 |
| Stretched tightly, as a guitar string |
Universal |
22 May 2017 |
| Slackless |
Newsday |
18 May 2017 |
| Like a well-written thriller |
New York Times |
07 Apr 2017 |
| Drawn tightly |
Universal |
26 Mar 2017 |
| What drumheads need to be |
Newsday |
25 Mar 2017 |
| Stretched tight |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Mar 2017 |
| Like many thrillers |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Feb 2017 |
| Stretched |
Thomas Joseph |
31 Jan 2017 |
| Stretched to the limit |
|
|
| Like skin after Botox treatment |
|
|
| Like a well-written thriller |
|
|
| Drawn tightly |
|
|
| Stretched tightly, as a guitar string |
|
|
| Like a tightrope |
|
|
| Stretched |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Dec 2016 |
| Stretched tight |
USA Today |
27 Nov 2016 |
| Having no play |
Newsday |
05 Nov 2016 |
| Like a well-written mystery |
LA Times Daily |
04 Nov 2016 |
| Drawn tight |
LA Times Daily |
15 Sep 2016 |
| Ready to snap, maybe |
New York Times |
14 Sep 2016 |
| Drawn tight |
The Washington Post |
13 Sep 2016 |
| Stretched fully |
Newsday |
31 Jul 2016 |
| Lacking play |
USA Today |
18 Jul 2016 |
| Filled with tension |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Jul 2016 |
| Tightly drawn |
USA Today |
22 Jun 2016 |
| Stretched tightly |
Family Time |
05 Jun 2016 |
| Tight as a drum |
The Washington Post |
04 Jun 2016 |
| Like newly Botoxed skin |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jun 2016 |
| Like a tuned string |
Universal |
19 Apr 2016 |
| Fully extended |
Newsday |
25 Mar 2016 |
| Like a drumhead |
New York Times |
05 Mar 2016 |
| Like a newly installed fan belt |
USA Today |
05 Mar 2016 |
| Tightly strung |
USA Today |
26 Feb 2016 |
| Lacking slack |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Feb 2016 |
| Filled with suspense |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Jan 2016 |
| Stretched, pulled tight |
The Times Concise |
08 Jan 2016 |
| Tightly drawn |
|
|
| Ready to snap, maybe |
|
|
| Like newly Botoxed skin |
|
|
| Stretched tightly |
|
|
| Lacking play |
|
|
| Drawn tight |
|
|
| Like a well-written mystery |
|
|
| Tense instructed orally |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Dec 2015 |
| Fully stretched |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Dec 2015 |
| Stretched tight |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Dec 2015 |
| Tight |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Nov 2015 |
| Drawn tight |
Universal |
01 Nov 2015 |
| Stretched to the max |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
25 Sep 2015 |
| Drawn tight |
USA Today |
25 Sep 2015 |
| Like a rope during a tug-of-war match |
New York Times |
17 Aug 2015 |
| Tense |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Jul 2015 |
| Stretched to the limits |
USA Today |
26 Jun 2015 |
| Tense, stretched tight |
Irish Times Simplex |
29 May 2015 |
| Pulled tight |
LA Times Daily |
04 May 2015 |
| Stretched |
LA Times Daily |
10 Apr 2015 |
| Tight, as a drum skin |
Universal |
25 Mar 2015 |
| Like faces after face-lifts |
New York Times |
05 Mar 2015 |
| Crisp letters from the best author |
|
|
| Like a nicely tuned guitar string |
USA Today |
04 Feb 2015 |
| Stretched |
|
|
| Drawn tight |
|
|
| Like a nicely tuned guitar string |
|
|
| Fully stretched |
|
|
| Slackless |
|
|
| Stretched tightly |
|
|
| Stretched to the limits |
|
|
| Stretched |
|
|
| Hardly relaxed |
|
|
| Tight, as a drum skin |
|
|
| Stretched to the max |
|
|
| Stretched to the max |
|
|
| Like faces after face-lifts |
|
|
| Like a rope during a tug-of-war match |
|
|
| Drawn tight |
|
|
| Free of slack |
|
|
| Tension-filled |
|
|
| Like a guitar string |
|
|
| Without slack |
|
|
| Tightly wound |
|
|
| Without much give |
|
|
| Stretched tight |
|
|
| Having no play |
|
|
| Tightly-strung |
|
|
| Tightly drawn, like a rope |
|
|
| Like guitar strings, often |
|
|
| Pulled tight |
|
|
| Not relaxed |
|
|
| Having little give |
|
|
| Stretched tight |
|
|
| Drawn tight |
|
|
| Lacking slack |
|
|
| Stretched tight |
|
|
| Tense |
|
|
| Emotionally strained |
|
|
| Ready to snap |
|
|
| Strained |
|
|
| Lacking slack |
|
|
| Tightly stretched |
|
|
| Without slack |
|
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| Emotionally strained |
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| Strung with tension |
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| Without much give |
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| Tightly strung |
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| Like a newly installed fan belt |
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| Tight as a drum |
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| Allowing no wiggle room |
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| Strained |
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| Tense |
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| Wound up |
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| Not at all droopy |
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| Keyed up |
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| Spy-movie review adjective |
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| Not at all droopy |
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| Tense |
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| Stretched to the max |
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| With little slack |
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| Without much slack |
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| Allowing no play |
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| Lacking slack |
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| Fully stretched |
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| Far from slack |
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| Under tension |
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| Articulate wrong tense |
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| Strained |
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| Stretched |
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| Like a drumhead |
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| Sans any slack |
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| Stiff |
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| Strung tightly |
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| In good order |
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| Playless? |
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| Emotionally strained |
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| Stiff |
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| Playless? |
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| Like a drumhead |
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| Having no play |
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| Without any give |
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| Wired tightly |
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| Tightly strung |
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| Like a bowstring |
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| Stretched tight |
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| Not slack |
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| Lacking slack |
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| Stretched tight |
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| Having no play |
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| Stretched tight |
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| Tensed |
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| Stretched just short of the breaking point |
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| All wound up |
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| Lacking slack |
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| Having no play, say |
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| Not drooping |
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| Pulled tight |
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| Good descriptor for a thriller |
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| Not drooping |
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| Sans slack |
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| Fully stretched |
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| Tight |
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| Stretched just short of the breaking point |
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| Drawn tight |
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| Tense |
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| Tight |
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| Without give |
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| Tightly stretched |
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| Not slack |
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| Like a drumhead |
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| Lacking slack |
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| Drawn tight |
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| Stretched to the limit |
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| Without wrinkles |
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| Pulled tight |
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| High-strung |
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| Rigid |
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| Like a high wire |
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| Like a newly-installed fan belt |
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| Like a bowstring |
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| Without slack |
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| Far from flabby |
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| Without slack |
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| Lacking slack |
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| Lacking play |
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| Lacking play |
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| Fully extended |
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| Not drooping |
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| Without slack |
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| High-strung |
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| Tight as a drum |
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| Unbending |
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| Not slack |
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| Having no slack |
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| Lacking play |
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| Not relaxed |
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| Sans slack |
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| Stretched |
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| Suspenseful |
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| Tightly drawn |
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| Like a trampoline's surface |
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| Like a guitar string |
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| Having no slack |
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| Like guitar strings |
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| Tension-filled |
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| Under strain |
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| Like a guitar string |
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| Like concise writing |
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| Strained |
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| Like a bowstring |
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| Having little slack |
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| Not at all redundant |
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| Like a guitar string |
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| Emotionally strained |
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| Like violin strings |
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| Hardly loose |
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| Lacking play |
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| Stretched tight |
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| Having no play |
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| Tightly drawn |
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| Stretched |
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| Like a bowstring |
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| Like a tuned guitar string |
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| Subjected to great tension |
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| Like a bowstring |
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| Stretched thin |
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| Tightly stretched |
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| Stiff |
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| Drawn tight |
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| Lacking slack |
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| Lacking slack |
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| Tightly drawn |
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| Tightly drawn |
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| Having no play |
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| Tense |
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| Like a tug-of-war rope |
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| Ex-lax? |
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| Unloose |
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| Without wrinkles |
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| Tightly stretched |
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| Stretched to the limits |
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| Hardly relaxed |
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| Not drooping |
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| Stretched to the limit |
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| Stretched tightly |
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| Stretched |
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| Lacking slack |
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| Tightly stretched |
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| Keyed up |
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| Having no slack |
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| Not at all loose |
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| Lacking slackness |
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| Lacking play |
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| Like a tuned drumhead |
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| Like a fan belt |
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| Like a drumhead |
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| Not slack |
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| With no slack |
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| Under tension |
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| Slackless |
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| Tight, as a drum skin |
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| Unbending |
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| Suspenseful |
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| Tightly strung |
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| Lacking slack |
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| What a good fan belt should be |
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| Stretched to the limit |
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| Tightly stretched |
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| Strained |
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| Like a circus high wire |
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| Tense |
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| Showing strain |
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| Like a tabor top? |
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| Emotionally strained |
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| Strung with tension |
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| Like a fan belt |
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| Lacking slack |
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| Stretched to the limit |
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| Not slack |
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| Tight |
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| With no slack |
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| Unrelaxed |
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| Not loose |
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| Lacking play |
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| Near the breaking point |
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| Under tension |
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| Like a drum |
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| Strung tightly |
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| High-strung |
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| Lacking slack |
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| Lacking play |
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| Without a wrinkle |
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| High-strung |
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| Far from slack |
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| Fine-strung |
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| Without give |
|
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| Like a drumhead |
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| Having no play |
|
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| Like a newly-installed fan belt |
|
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| High-strung |
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| Tensed |
|
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| High-strung |
|
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| Strained |
|
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| Not loose |
|
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| Without give |
|
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| Tight as a drum |
|
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| Not slack |
|
|
| Like properly strung guitar strings |
|
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| Highstrung |
|
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| Unbending |
|
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| Highstrung |
|
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| Tight |
|
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| Not relaxed |
|
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| Stretched out |
|
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| Having no play |
|
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| Like some nerves |
|
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| Tightly drawn |
|
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| Smart |
|
|
| Like a tightrope |
|
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| Trim |
|
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| Very tight |
|
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| Snug |
|
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| High-strung |
|
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| Shipshape |
|
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| Well disciplined |
|
|
| Gripping |
|
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| Stretched tightly |
|
|
| Like a high wire |
|
|
| Showing stress |
|
|
| Like a bowstring |
|
|
| Not loose or flabby |
|
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| Firm |
|
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| Strung tight |
|
|
| Kind of ship |
|
|
| Snug; tidy. |
|
|
| Kept in proper order. |
|
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| Not flabby |
|
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| Snug. |
|
|
| Strained. |
|
|
| Like a trampoline's surface |
|
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| Unyielding |
|
|
| Hard drawn. |
|
|
| Stretched. |
|
|
| Tensely stretched. |
|
|
| Drawn tight. |
|
|
| Snugly tight. |
|
|
| Not slack. |
|
|
| Keyed up. |
|
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| Shipshape. |
|
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| Without slack. |
|
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| Trim. |
|
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| Firm. |
|
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| Nervous. |
|
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| Tightly drawn. |
|
|
| High-strung. |
|
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| Tight. |
|
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| Run a ___ ship. |
|
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| Tense. |
|
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| Stretched |
|
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