The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TIGHTEN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result TIGHTEN
- By the sound of it, giant close
- Superman's pronounced cramp
- Heavyweight reportedly gets purse
- Squeeze gallons into the tin, furiously
- Reportedly giant is tense
- Sound of giant to be more constrained
- Wind up Cronus, maybe one might say
- Powerful person’s pronouncement put an end to slacking
- For the audience, draw a number — get tense
- Heavyweight we hear, getting cramp
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "close" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case close = tighten.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does TIGHTEN mean?
TIGHTEN verb- To make tighter.
- To become tighter.
- To make money harder to borrow or obtain.
- To raise short-term interest rates.