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adjective satellite • pulled or drawn tight • subjected to great tension; stretched tight | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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adjective satellite • fully extended especially in length | ||||||||
Stretched To The Limit Crossword Clue
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TAUT which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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TAUT
Updated: October 11, 2023
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| New York Times04 Oct 2009 | Down 4 | |
| New York Times19 Nov 1999 | Across 60 | |
| New York Times22 Sep 1999 | Down 42 | |
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