| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| TENSED | Tightened | |
| NOOSE | It gets tightened | |
| FIRMED | Tightened, with "up" | |
| CLAMPEDDOWN | Tightened up (on) | |
| CLAMPED DOWN | Tightened up (on) (7,4) | |
| TOURNIQUET | An instrument for arresting hemorrhage. It consists essentially of a pad or compress upon which pressure is made by a band which is tightened by a screw or other means. | |
| GARROTE | A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation, with an iron collar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw until life become extinct; also, t... | |