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adjective • in or of a state of physical or nervous tension • pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') • taut or rigid; stretched tight noun • a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time verb • become stretched or tense or taut • increase the tension on • become tense, nervous, or uneasy • cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious | ||||||||
| 28% | 7 | Violent home, imperfect perhaps | ||||||
adjective • possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree adjective satellite • extremely sharp or severe • (of color) having the highest saturation | ||||||||
| 25% | 7 | Following notes in following part-exchange | ||||||
noun • an item of property that is given in part payment for a new one | ||||||||
Imperfect Perhaps With A Couple Of 8 Following Part Of 1 Crossword Clue
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TENSE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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TENSE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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| The Guardian Cryptic25 Aug 2009 | Across 26 | |
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