Needing some tightening up Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Needing some tightening up . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LOOSE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LOOSE Needing some tightening up (5)
3% LSDTABS Papers needed for some trips? (7) LA Times Daily Oct 8, 2025
3% STENOPAD Need for some note takers (8) The Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
3% ALOE "Need some ___ for that burn?" (4) The Atlantic Sep 28, 2025
3% DEAD In need of some juice (4) USA Today Sep 23, 2025
3% CLIMB Charlie needing a leg to get up? (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 22, 2025
3% CRAMP Painful muscle tightening (5) (5) Puzzler Sep 19, 2025
3% PEG String tightener on a guitar (3) New York Times Sep 17, 2025
3% BITE Wound some quiet Iberians up (4) The Times Cryptic Sep 17, 2025
3% EDITORS People tightening text (7) USA Today Sep 13, 2025
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