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Fraught Atmosphere Generated By Headless 25S Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is TENSION which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: TENSION

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noun

• (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

• the physical condition of being stretched or strained

• a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature)

• (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body

• feelings of hostility that are not manifest

• the action of stretching something tight

31%825s for example bracing ship faced with small forces
noun

• the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

• (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

• special emphasis attached to something

• difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

• (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body

verb

• to stress, single out as important

• put stress on; utter with an accent

• test the limits of

• to suffer from stress

31%7 Grows fat with 19 25s to face a storm
noun

• stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber

• a strip fixed to something to hold it firm

verb

• furnish with battens

• secure with battens

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