Take up slack. Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Take up slack . 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FRAP.

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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
3% EXIST Take up space? (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 31, 2025
3% TUTTI For beginners, take up the trombone in passage all play (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 31, 2025
3% ARRESTS Takes in (7) New York Times Oct 30, 2025
3% HIRE Take on (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 30, 2025
3% STRATUM Greek character takes cakes up to bed (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 20, 2025
3% EAT Take in (3) LA Times Daily Oct 17, 2025
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