| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Draw tight | New York Times | 08 May 2025 |
| Cut some slack? | New York Times | 09 Jan 2025 |
| Take up the slack | Wall Street Journal | 20 Apr 2024 |
| Get tight, making Greek character catch up | ||
| Figure supporting Greek character gets to become tight (6) | ||
| Lose slack | Wall Street Journal | 30 Sep 2016 |
| Remove slack from | USA Today | 06 Oct 2015 |
| Stretch tight | USA Today | 10 Feb 2015 |
| Stretch tight | ||
| Remove slack from | ||
| Get tight | ||
| Remove slack from | ||
| Strain, in a way | ||
| Tense up | ||
| Remove the slack | ||
| Tense up | ||
| Remove slack from | ||
| Take up the slack | ||
| Get more rigid | ||
| Get more rigid | ||
| Remove the slack from | ||
| Make tense | ||
| Pull tight | ||
| Tense up, as muscles | ||
| Pull on a rope | ||
| Become tense | ||
| Take up the slack | ||
| Free of slack | ||
| Take up the slack | ||
| Free of slack | ||
| Stretch | ||
| Become uptight | ||
| Stretch tight | ||
| Make tight | ||
| Take out the slack | ||
| Take out slack | ||
| Grow tense. | ||
| Make tense. | ||
| Take up the slack, nautically speaking. | ||
| Take up the slack. | ||
| Tense. | ||
| Draw tighter. | ||
| Give less slack | ||
| Take up slack. |