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Cluword for August 16, 2026 — Clue, Hints & Answer

Hard · 5 Letters · Sunday Archive · Puzzle #92

Need help with Cluword for August 16, 2026? This page collects the Hard clue, all hints, and the final answer with a short explanation.

Today's cryptic clue

“Tied up, or leaping forward.”

Progressive hints

Hint 1 of 3
What books and prisoners have in common.
Hint 2 of 3
Headed for, perhaps.
Hint 3 of 3
Five letters. Starts with B.

Answer

Reveal the answer for August 16, 2026

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.

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