Knot
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

2 letters

MI
Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle

3 letters

NUB
The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

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"

BOW
Bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame"

4 letters

NODE
(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network

REEF
One of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind

BURL
Soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

SLUB
Soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

MILE
A former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)

5 letters

UNITE
Be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"

GNARL
Something twisted and tight and swollen; "their muscles stood out in knots"; "the old man's fists were two great gnarls"; "his stomach was in knots"

SKEIN
Coils of worsted yarn

RAVEL
A row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking"

SNARL
Something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"

HITCH
The uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

TIEUP
Finish the last row

6 letters

TIEOFF

GRANNY
An old woman

NODULE
A small node

ENIGMA
Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"

TANGLE
Something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"

NAUTMI
A unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude

7 letters

AIRMILE
A unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude

CLUSTER
A grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"

ENTWINE
Tie or link together

8 letters

ENTANGLE
Entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"

GRAYBACK
A sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere

GREYBACK
`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

9 letters

FASTENING
The act of fastening things together

SANDPIPER
Any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers

10 letters

DIFFICULTY
A condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties"

ASSEMBLAGE
The social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"

PERPLEXITY
Trouble or confusion resulting from complexity

11 letters

BRAINTEASER

12 letters

NAUTICALMILE
A unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude

ENTANGLEMENT
An intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim

13 letters

INTERLACEMENT

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CALIDRISCANUTUS
A sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere

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INTERNATIONALNAUTICALMILE
A unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude