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Family Stress Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is STRAIN which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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noun

• (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

• difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

• a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

• (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress

• a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

• (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

• injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain

• the general meaning or substance of an utterance

• an effortful attempt to attain a goal

• an intense or violent exertion

• the act of singing

verb

• to exert much effort or energy

• test the limits of

• use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

• separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

• cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

• become stretched or tense or taut

• remove by passing through a filter

• rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender

• alter the shape of (something) by stress

23%7Stress fractures overwhelming writer's family members
noun

• a female person who has the same parents as another person

• (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address)

• a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group

22%11 They respond to stress and regulate the body's stress response
noun

• A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.

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The Guardian Cryptic19 Oct 2009 Across 9
The Guardian Quick02 Mar 2002 Across 17
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