Tie
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

WED
The fourth day of the week; the third working day

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

TAC

4 letters

LACE
A delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns

LASH
A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"

DOUP

LINK
An interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data

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

EVEN
The latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"

DRAW
A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his hooking"

YOKE
Support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end

BIND
Something that hinders as if with bonds

BOND
A connection that fastens things together

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EQUAL
A person who is of equal standing with another in a group

LEASH
A figurative restraint; "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash"

NEXUS
A connected series or group

ASCOT
A cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin

ONEON

TIEUP
Finish the last row

MARRY
Take in marriage

TIEIN
Be in connection with something relevant; "This ties in closely with his earlier remarks"

TRUSS
A framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure

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

MATCH
An exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"

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EVENUP
Adjust for; "engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance"

SECURE
Free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field"

COUPLE
A pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"

BINDER
Something used to tie or bind

SPLICE
Joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together

LINKUP
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"

ATTACH
Create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"

TETHER
Tie with a tether; "tether horses"

FASTEN
Make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"

CRAVAT
Neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front

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TIEBEAM
A horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam"

CONNECT
Establish communication with someone; "did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?"

SLEEPER
An unexpected hit; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer"

NECKTIE
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"

LIAISON
A channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas"

KINSHIP
A close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrants"; "felt a deep kinship with the other students"; "anthropology's kinship with the humanities"

FIXTURE
The act of putting something in working order again

8 letters

COUPLING
The act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"

DEADLOCK
A situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations"

CROSSTIE
One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"

STANDOFF
The act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand

DEADHEAT
A tie in a race

NECKWEAR
Articles of clothing worn about the neck

RELATION
An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

9 letters

STALEMATE
Drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check

NECKPIECE
An article of apparel worn about the neck

10 letters

ALLEGIANCE
The act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team"

CONNECTION
The act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet"

11 letters

RAILROADTIE
One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"

AFFILIATION
The act of becoming formally connected or joined; "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university"

ASSOCIATION
The act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"