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Twisted Tangle Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is KNOT which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: KNOT

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%4Exact Match!
239%6Twisted mess
332%7 A twisted, complicated mass or tangle

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "KNOT" which means:

    noun
  • • A tight cluster of people or things
  • • Any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object
  • • A hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged
  • • (of ships and wind) a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour or about 1.15 statute miles per hour
  • • Something twisted and tight and swollen
  • • Soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design
  • • A sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere
  • verb
  • • Make into knots; make knots out of
  • • Tie or fasten into a knot
  • • Tangle or complicate

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He tied a knot in the rope to secure it."
  • • "The sailor expertly tied the knot."

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