| Solution | Length | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 letters | ||
| set | 3 | |
| sap | 3 | |
| err | 3 | |
| tie | 3 | |
| 4 letters | ||
| stab | 4 | |
| poky | 4 | |
| kink | 4 | |
| sros | 4 | |
| tool | 4 | |
| toil | 4 | |
| sore | 4 | |
| trim | 4 | |
| 5 letters | ||
| wound | 5 | |
| prick | 5 | |
| scant | 5 | |
| cubby | 5 | |
| queer | 5 | |
| roomy | 5 | |
| tweak | 5 | |
| unman | 5 | |
| purse | 5 | |
| stint | 5 | |
| snarl | 5 | |
| tight | 5 | |
| snafu | 5 | |
| spasm | 5 | |
| tough | 5 | |
| shoot | 5 | |
| shock | 5 | |
| 6 letters | ||
| stress | 6 | |
| twinge | 6 | |
| strict | 6 | |
| tangle | 6 | |
| spasms | 6 | |
| wrench | 6 | |
| weaken | 6 | |
| strait | 6 | |
| set-to | 6 | |
| secure | 6 | |
| reduce | 6 | |
| pucker | 6 | |
| throes | 6 | |
| scanty | 6 | |
| thrill | 6 | |
| stroke | 6 | |
| twitch | 6 | |
| stitch | 6 | |
| rattle | 6 | |
| 7 letters | ||
| tetanus | 7 | |
| squeeze | 7 | |
| qualify | 7 | |
| tighten | 7 | |
| slender | 7 | |
| setback | 7 | |
| unnerve | 7 | |
| trammel | 7 | |
| seizure | 7 | |
| shorten | 7 | |
| wrinkle | 7 | |
| 8 letters | ||
| restrict | 8 | |
| straiten | 8 | |
| strangle | 8 | |
| SOLIDIFY | 8 | |
| stoppage | 8 | |
| shooting | 8 | |
| 9 letters | ||
| cubbyhole | 9 | |
| sore-spot | 9 | |
| scrambled | 9 | |
| restraint | 9 | |
| undermine | 9 | |
| SUFFERING | 9 | |
| constrict | 9 | |
| soften up | 9 | |
| stricture | 9 | |
| screw up | 9 | |
| 10 letters | ||
| resistance | 10 | |
| THROMBOSIS | 10 | |
| visitation | 10 | |
| restricted | 10 | |
| REPRESSION | 10 | |
| 11 letters | ||
| weigh down | 11 | |
| saddle-with | 11 | |
| RETARDATION | 11 | |
| RESTRICTION | 11 | |
| tender-spot | 11 | |
| SUPPRESSION | 11 | |
| 12 letters | ||
| stranglehold | 12 | |
| 13 letters | ||
| QUALIFICATION | 13 | |
| 17 letters | ||
| take the edge off | 17 | |