Lacking slack Crossword Clue

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TAUT

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(adjective)
1. pulled or drawn tight
2. subjected to great tension; stretched tight

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

LACKING (adjective)
1. nonexistent
2. inadequate in amount or degree
SLACK (noun)
1. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
2. a stretch of water without current or movement
SLACK (verb)
1. make less active or fast
2. cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
SLACK (adjective)
1. not tense or taut
2. lacking in rigor or strictness

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

Taut
(4 letters)

More NYT Crossword (8/22/2026) Answers

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20. From scratch

21. Haul

22. Convinced of

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29. Hardly a luxury

30. Fellow fellows

31. Net alternative

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35. It includes a series of stations

38. 'Lemme think . . .'

39. Irreverence, of a sort

42. Name shared by the locales of University of South Carolina and the University of Missouri

45. What might wind up in your mattress?

47. Refrain from foul language, say

48. Follow around

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51. Many a guest writer's piece

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58. Tied up with?

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61. "This is a travesty!"

62. Acknowledged

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Down

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27. Francis's successor

28. Dipped (out)

32. Icebreaker, e.g.

33. Iconic hairstyle of Jane Fonda and Stevie Nicks

36. Support while "en pointe"

37. I, O, U and Y, but not A or E

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41. Engage in tomfoolery

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48. Binge

49. Maker of the Hacky Sack and Hula-Hoop

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56. Barely makes (out)

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