| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| RELAX | Slacken | |
| LOOSEN | Slacken | |
| SLAKIN | Slacken. | |
| SLACKED | Of Slacken | |
| SLACKING | Of Slacken | |
| SLACKENED | Of Slacken | |
| SLACKENING | Of Slacken | |
| SLACK | Alt. of Slacken | |
| RELENT | To slacken; to abate. | |
| SLAKE | To slacken; to become relaxed. | |
| LAG | To cause to lag; to slacken. | |
| DOUSE | To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail. | |
| SLOW | To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer. | |
| SLACKEN | To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage. | |
| SURGE | To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a capstan). | |
| BITT | To put round the bitts; as, to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering away. | |