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It Shows Time Is Tight Crossword Clue

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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

26%5It helps keep a tight ship tight
noun

• ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)

• heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together

verb

• direct one's attention on something

• fasten with a rivet or rivets

• hold (someone's attention)

23%8Shows created from shows
noun

• An offshoot.

• An incidental benefit or unexpected pay-off.

• By-product.

• A fictional work where the protagonist was introduced in a preceding work or at least shares the same setting, often in a different aspect.

• The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.

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