Answer: taut

AnswerCrossword Clue
TAUTStiff
TAUTTense
TAUTTightly drawn
TAUTLike a guitar string
TAUTStretched tight
TAUTWithout slack
TAUTDrawn tight
TAUTStretched just short of the breaking point
TAUTTight
TAUTHaving no play
TAUTPlayless?
TAUTLacking play
TAUTNot at all droopy
TAUTStretched
TAUTLike properly strung guitar strings
TAUTHigh-strung
TAUTTightly stretched
TAUTLike a tuned guitar string
TAUTLike a circus high wire
TAUTStretched to the limit
tauttight; tense
TAUTFree of slack
TAUTLacking slack
TAUTLike a bowstring
TAUTFar from slack
TAUTGripping
TAUTHaving no slack
TAUTStrung with tension
TAUTHaving little slack
TAUTAll wound up
TAUTSans any slack
TAUTSans slack
TAUTLike a drumhead
TAUTStretched tightly
TAUTNot slack
TAUTEmotionally strained
TAUTWithout wrinkles
TAUTGood descriptor for a thriller
TAUTWithout much give
TAUTLike guitar strings, often