Take up slack. Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FRAP Take up slack (4)
98% TAUTEN Take up slack. (6)
34% IDLER One taking up slack? (5) LA Times Daily Jan 8, 2016
31% SHEEPSHANK Knot used to take up slack (10) LA Times Daily Apr 18, 2019
4% TAUT Not slack (4) Universal Sep 23, 2025
3% REARM Again take up weapons behind male (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 12, 2025
3% TEAMS Microsoft's "communication" platform that competes with Slack (5)
3% EYES Takes in (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 9, 2025
3% ABSORB Take in (6) New York Times Oct 8, 2025
3% GAPES Stares slack-jawed (5) USA Today Sep 28, 2025
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