| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| UNLACED | Untied | |
| UNLASHED | Untied | |
| UNTETHERED | Untied (horse) | |
| TURNED LOOSE | Went slack when untied | |
| UNTIE | To become untied or loosed. | |
| LOOSE | Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book. | |
| COME | To get to be, as the result of change or progress; -- with a predicate; as, to come untied. | |
| INEXTRICABLE | Incapable of being extricated, untied, or disentangled; hopelessly intricate, confused, or obscure; as, an inextricable knot or difficulty; inextricable confusion. | |
| BOWKNOT | A knot in which a portion of the string is drawn through in the form of a loop or bow, so as to be readily untied. | |