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Tensed Screwed Up Crossword Clue

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

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199%9Exact Match!
242%6Tensed one's arm
333%4Tensed

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "TIGHTENED" which means:

    verb
  • • Make tight or tighter
  • • Become tight or tighter
  • • Severely restrict in scope or extent
  • • Narrow or limit

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She tightened the screws on the machine."
  • • "He tightened his grip around the handle."

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The Guardian Everyman19 Dec 2010 Down 4
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