1) All stretched out 2) All wound up 3) Allowing no play 4) At breaking point 5) Concise and controlled 6) Drawn tight 7) Drawn tightly 8) Emotionally strained 9) Ex-lax 10) Far from slack 11) Filled with suspense 12) Firm 13) Fixed 14) Free of slack 15) Fully drawn 16) Fully extended 17) Fully stretched Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/taut
Taut adjective [ Danish tæt ; akin to English tight . See Tight .] 1. (Nautical) Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a rope that is tightly strained. 2. Snug; close; firm; secure. Taut hand (Nautical) , a sailor's term for an ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/15