The clue "constrain" last appeared in the Newsday crossword on August 29, 2020. The correct answer for this puzzle is "OBLIGE", a 6-letter word.
Solution OBLIGE is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution OBLIGE is 6 letters long. We have 48 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 208 solutions. The longest is REDUCE THE TEMPERATURE with 20 letters, and the shortest is BAN with 3 letters.
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| Compel; constrict (9) | |
| Limit or hold back (9) | |
| Severely restrict (9) | |