The term 'At Loose ENDS' is an idiom that means to be in a state of confusion or uncertainty. The two crossword solutions for this term are ENDS and FREE. ENDS refers to the end of something, which could be a situation, a job, or a relationship. FREE refers to being liberated from something, such as a job, a situation, or a relationship. Together, these two words suggest that someone is in a state of confusion or uncertainty because they have been released from something and are now at the end of it.