| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Having the least give | Wall Street Journal | 23 Dec 2025 |
| Most stretched, tightest | ||
| Under most stress, and kind of cross before ordeal | ||
| Least relaxed | Newsday | 28 Jan 2024 |
| The most tightly drawn (7) | ||
| Greek character on trial is most stressed | The Telegraph Toughie | 12 Jul 2022 |
| Ordeal around the first half of autumn making one most tense | ||
| Stretched tightest | Family Time | 11 Oct 2020 |
| Having the least give | New York Times | 23 Aug 2020 |
| Least loose | Universal | 15 Jul 2020 |
| Character from Athens at cricket match is most tense | ||
| Greek character facing ordeal is most tense | The Telegraph Cryptic | 03 Jun 2016 |
| Furthest stretched | ||
| Least loose | ||
| Having the least give | ||
| Most stretched | ||
| Most stretched | ||
| Stretched to the limit | ||
| Least yielding | ||
| Least relaxed | ||
| The most stretched | ||
| Stretched to the limit | ||
| Stretched to the max | ||
| Having the least play | ||
| Having the least play | ||
| Most tense | ||
| Most tightly drawn | ||
| Most tense | ||
| Least slack | ||
| Stretched to the max | ||
| Least loose | ||
| Least loose | ||
| Tightest. |