Filed from 40 published puzzles

TAUT

Set to 29 different clues across 40 published puzzles, most often “Lacking slack” — The New York Times, Tuesday, 31 July 2007.

4 letters

Every clue on record, most used first

  • Lacking slack4 times

    The New York Times — Tuesday, 31 July 2007

  • Drawn tight3 times

    The New York Times — Monday, 2 October 2006

  • Strained2 times

    The New York Times — Sunday, 13 February 2011

  • Fully stretched2 times

    The New York Times — Monday, 8 November 2010

  • Tense2 times

    The New York Times — Monday, 20 September 2010

  • Without slack2 times

    The New York Times — Monday, 26 May 2008

  • Stretched2 times

    The New York Times — Sunday, 12 November 2006

  • Ex-lax?2 times

    The New York Times — Saturday, 17 September 2005

  • Tensedonce

    The New York Times — Wednesday, 3 August 2011

  • Stretched to the limitonce

    The New York Times — Sunday, 4 October 2009

  • Like guitar stringsonce

    The New York Times — Thursday, 31 May 2007

  • Like a trampoline's surfaceonce

    The New York Times — Wednesday, 28 February 2007