| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| TAUT | Tightly drawn | |
| INTRINSE | Tightly drawn; or (perhaps) intricate. | |
| SUCCINCT | Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together. | |
| INTENSE | Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought. | |
| CURB | ...or hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper part of the branches of a bit, and capable of being drawn tightly against the lower ... | |
| TWITCH | A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By twisting the... | |
| SAG | ...plied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; as, a line or cable supported by its ends sags, though tightly drawn; the floor of a room s... | |