Related Clues:

• Boy Scout's creation, perhaps
• By the sound of it, that's other than the stringy old lady
• Not the old lady, by the sound of it
• Rank outsider for New York: national leadership got without a hitch
• Old female bird's attempt at reef
• Fastening that will slip or jam
• Result of not tying a reef properly
• Rope fastening
• Perhaps loosening tie that may be too tight
• Unstable type of reef?
• Something tied but liable to slip
• Poor connection giving relative tricky problem
• Female relation's lace slipper?
• One of the family ties?
• Bad way to tie relative to king? On the contrary