Answer: TIGHTEN
TIGHTEN is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 17 times.
Referring Clues:
- Use a clamp, say
 - Turn a vise handle clockwise
 - Secure, in a way
 - Contract
 - Take up the slack
 - Constrict
 - Constrain
 - Wind up
 - Use a torque wrench
 - Bolster, as security
 - Turn to the right, say?
 - Squeeze
 - Make stricter
 - Turn right, say
 - Make more restrictive
 - Make less loose
 - Turn clockwise, as a screw
 
Last Seen In:
- New York Times - December 12, 2022
 - USA Today - August 11, 2022
 - USA Today - May 21, 2021
 - New York Times - May 08, 2021
 - Netword - January 29, 2020
 - LA Times - May 21, 2015
 - Wall Street Journal - June 07, 2013
 - Canadiana - December 17, 2012
 - King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 24, 2012
 - New York Times - May 23, 2012
 - LA Times - July 25, 2010
 - Netword - June 03, 2010
 - King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - May 24, 2010
 - LA Times - June 25, 2006
 
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