Takes up the slack? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAUTENS Takes up the slack? (7) New York Times Jun 17, 2015
94% TAUTEN Take up the slack (6) Wall Street Journal Apr 20, 2024
94% HEM Take up the slacks? (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 6, 2022
63% TIGHTEN Take up the slack ___ it's a way to get thin (7) (7)
9% LOOSE Slack (5) (5) Mirror Classic Aug 29, 2025
9% CHINO Slacks material (5) Universal Aug 13, 2025
9% TAUT Not slack (4) LA Times Daily Jul 23, 2025
9% IDLED Slacked (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 10, 2025
8% EXIST Take up space (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 10, 2025
8% ADOPT Take up, as a policy (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 5, 2025

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