Take up the slack Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Take up the slack 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TAUTEN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAUTEN Take up the slack (6) Wall Street Journal Apr 20, 2024
39% HEM Take up the slacks? (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 6, 2022
39% TAUTENS Takes up the slack? (7) New York Times Jun 17, 2015
26% TIGHTEN Take up the slack ___ it's a way to get thin (7) (7)
4% TAUT Not slack (4) Universal Sep 23, 2025
3% GAPES Stares slack-jawed (5) USA Today Sep 28, 2025
3% LEARN Take in (5) LA Times Daily Sep 28, 2025
3% LOT "That is a __ to take in" (3) LA Times Daily Sep 28, 2025
3% NIM Game taking up 30 seconds? (3) The Times Cryptic Sep 25, 2025
3% PATSY One who is set up to take the blame (5)

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