↓ Clue, hints & answer
Need help with Cluword for August 16, 2026? This page collects the Hard clue, all hints, and the final answer with a short explanation.
“Tied up, or leaping forward.”
BOUND
A triple definition: bound means tied up (like prisoners), books are bound (their pages fastened), to bound is to leap, and 'bound for' means headed somewhere. The clue plays all of them.