It may need tightening Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue It may need tightening last seen in Wall Street Journal puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ROUGHDRAFT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROUGHDRAFT It may need tightening (10) Wall Street Journal Mar 22, 2022
25% STOCKBROKER BELT What may need tightening in the City possibly or leafy suburbia? (16) The Times Cryptic Jun 22, 2022
3% SHOOT Go away and start to tighten belt (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Sep 8, 2025
3% LACK Be in need of (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 25, 2025
3% EDIT Tighten up, as copy (4)
3% WRENCH Tool for tightening nuts (6) (6)
3% LACERS Bodice tighteners (6)
3% OBI Kimono tightener (3)
3% WINGNUTS Hand-tightened fasteners (8) LA Times Daily Jun 26, 2025
3% LOOSE Needing tightening (5) Newsday Apr 20, 2025

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