Constrain
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in The Sun Cryptic.
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Publications
- The Sun Cryptic - Thursday, 25 Mar 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Wednesday, 10 Mar 2021
- The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 30 Oct 2016
Crossword Answers
3 letters
TIE
Neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie"
4 letters
URGE
A strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"
5 letters
HEMIN
Surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers"
FORCE
An act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"
LIMIT
The greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
CRAMP
A clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
6 letters
CUMBER
Hold back
OBLIGE
Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
COERCE
To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
KEEPIN
Cause to stay indoors
COMPEL
Necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels conservation"
7 letters
INHIBIT
To put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
TRAMMEL
A restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble
STIFFEN
Become stiff or stiffer; "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"
TIGHTEN
Become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"
8 letters
ENCUMBER
Hold back
RESTRAIN
Keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
RESTRICT
Make more specific; "qualify these remarks"
9 letters
TIGHTENUP
Restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations"
12 letters
CIRCUMSCRIBE
To draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect