Possible Clues:

• 'Never tied up there, by the sound of it (2,3,3)'
• Not tied in, by the sound of it
• Never tied up, by the sound of it like this
• Not tied up with this, by the sound of it
• Never tied in, by the sound of it
• That's out, all right
• Not much 16 down
• Not tied up, by the sound of it (2,3,3).
• By the sound of it, not tied-up like this