Perfect, e.g. |
New York Times |
26 Apr 2024 |
Figures the Egyptian leader is under a strain (5) |
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Uneasy at the time, seen to be shaky (5) |
|
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Uneasy |
Commuter |
22 Apr 2024 |
In a rotten sense, it gets strung-up (5) |
|
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Partly fasten section that has been stretched (5) |
|
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Past, present or future |
New York Times |
16 Apr 2024 |
Nervous, strained (5) |
|
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'X' - half-seen to be strung-up (5) |
|
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Uneasy, anxious (5) |
|
|
Uneasy |
Commuter |
09 Apr 2024 |
Anxious when the nest egg starts to dissipate (5) |
|
|
English 101 subject |
Family Time |
08 Apr 2024 |
Past present or future for verbs |
|
|
Like stiff muscles |
New York Times |
02 Apr 2024 |
On edge |
Commuter |
30 Mar 2024 |
Nervous (5) |
Puzzler |
29 Mar 2024 |
High-strung |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Mar 2024 |
Drawn in a number of ways (5) |
|
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Taut or rigid |
|
|
For the anxious listeners, heart-rending (5) |
|
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English 101 subject |
Family Time |
25 Mar 2024 |
Past or present, e.g. |
Universal |
24 Mar 2024 |
Worried it may be imperfect |
|
|
The difference between who I was and who I am? |
New York Times |
22 Mar 2024 |
Nail-biting, as a situation |
|
|
There's a time to be uptight! |
|
|
Showing strain |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Mar 2024 |
Anxious teens in treatment |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Mar 2024 |
Anxious |
Mirror Quick |
18 Mar 2024 |
Nervous part of speech |
Mirror Cryptic |
18 Mar 2024 |
On edge |
Commuter |
12 Mar 2024 |
Flex (muscles) |
|
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Anxious |
Mirror Quick |
10 Mar 2024 |
Nervous part of speech |
Mirror Cryptic |
10 Mar 2024 |
Anxious (S) |
|
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Word with "past," "present," or "future," in grammar |
|
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Being so strung-up may be perfect (5) |
|
|
The past or the future, say |
|
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On edge |
LA Times Daily |
29 Feb 2024 |
For instance, could be past being nervous |
|
|
Keyed up |
USA Today |
22 Feb 2024 |
Seen off the time before, is nervous (5) |
|
|
Time under strain (5) |
|
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Feeling edgy |
Newsday |
19 Feb 2024 |
Strained |
Puzzler Backwords |
18 Feb 2024 |
Highly strung; grammatical term (5) |
|
|
Charged |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Feb 2024 |
Time to be uptight? (5) |
|
|
Time in grammar |
|
|
Under stress, pressure (5) |
|
|
Full of nervousness |
|
|
On edge |
Commuter |
31 Jan 2024 |
Grammar topic showing 14-across (5) |
|
|
Nervous in future perhaps (5) |
|
|
Taut apprehensive |
|
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Nervous when the nest egg started to dissipate (5) |
|
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Perfect or pluperfect, e.g. |
|
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Stressed out |
Commuter |
20 Jan 2024 |
On edge |
Commuter |
18 Jan 2024 |
Anxious |
Mirror Quick |
16 Jan 2024 |
Nervous part of speech |
Mirror Cryptic |
16 Jan 2024 |
In need of a deep-tissue massage |
LA Times Mini |
13 Jan 2024 |
Anxious future, perhaps (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
10 Jan 2024 |
Numbers with minimal English — something they need to learn about? |
The Times Cryptic |
08 Jan 2024 |
Feeling anxious |
USA Today |
08 Jan 2024 |
Past, present, or future, grammatically speaking |
|
|
Anxious |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Dec 2023 |
Describes a sprinter just before the gun |
|
|
Past, present or future, grammatically |
|
|
Anxious |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Dec 2023 |
Uptight |
Commuter |
14 Dec 2023 |
Nervous part of speech |
Mirror Cryptic |
13 Dec 2023 |
Anxious |
Mirror Quick |
13 Dec 2023 |
Present, past or future, e.g |
|
|
Nervous part of speech |
Mirror Cryptic |
04 Dec 2023 |
Anxious |
Mirror Quick |
04 Dec 2023 |
Anxious |
Mirror Quick |
03 Dec 2023 |
Nervous part of speech |
Mirror Cryptic |
03 Dec 2023 |
Inhabitant often seemed strung-up (5) |
|
|
Tied up in knots |
LA Times Daily |
22 Nov 2023 |
On edge |
USA Today |
19 Nov 2023 |
Anxious time in English class? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
17 Nov 2023 |
Past, present or future |
Universal |
11 Nov 2023 |
Keyed up |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Nov 2023 |
Past, present, or future, in grammar |
|
|
Present, e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Oct 2023 |
Past, present, or future, e.g. |
|
|
Feeling nervous |
Newsday |
16 Oct 2023 |
Nerve-wracking |
LA Times Daily |
08 Oct 2023 |
Very nervous |
|
|
Perfect, e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Sep 2023 |
A bundle of nerves |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Aug 2023 |
Past, present, or future |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Aug 2023 |
Present, past or future |
Universal |
26 Aug 2023 |
Keyed up |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Aug 2023 |
Anxious future maybe |
The Times Cryptic |
07 Aug 2023 |
It could be past, present or future |
|
|
Feeling nervous |
Newsday |
31 Jul 2023 |
On pins and needles |
LA Times Daily |
18 Jul 2023 |
Very nervous or ill at ease |
|
|
Under stress |
The Times Concise |
04 Jul 2023 |
On edge |
LA Times Daily |
04 Jul 2023 |
Like a standoff |
Universal |
29 Jun 2023 |
All wound up |
USA Today |
19 Jun 2023 |
High-strung |
Newsday |
18 Jun 2023 |
It may be past, present, or future, in grammar |
|
|
In need of a massage |
USA Today |
06 Jun 2023 |
Present, e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Jun 2023 |
Perfect or imperfect |
LA Times Daily |
26 May 2023 |
Feeling edgy |
Newsday |
24 May 2023 |
Like a thriller film |
Universal |
27 Apr 2023 |
Knotted up |
Newsday |
21 Apr 2023 |
Agitated |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Apr 2023 |
Anxious |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Apr 2023 |
Anxious |
New York Times |
22 Mar 2023 |
Keyed up |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Mar 2023 |
Past, present or future, in grammar |
|
|
On edge |
USA Today |
04 Mar 2023 |
Present, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Feb 2023 |
Nervous |
Canadiana |
20 Feb 2023 |
Often seen wrapping the present? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
14 Feb 2023 |
Far from relaxed |
LA Times Daily |
06 Feb 2023 |
Feeling nervous |
Newsday |
06 Feb 2023 |
Present perfect or future perfect, e.g. |
|
|
Anxious |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Feb 2023 |
It could be past, present or future |
|
|
Not relaxed |
Universal |
25 Jan 2023 |
Past, present or future |
USA Today |
04 Jan 2023 |
Nervous |
Newsday |
03 Jan 2023 |
Past, present, or future, e.g. |
|
|
Present, past or future perfect |
New York Times |
02 Jan 2023 |
Not relaxed |
Newsday |
26 Dec 2022 |
Perfect or present |
Universal |
24 Dec 2022 |
Very nervous |
|
|
Present, say |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Dec 2022 |
Past, present or future |
USA Today |
19 Nov 2022 |
All wound up |
Premier Sunday |
13 Nov 2022 |
Not relaxed |
Universal |
13 Nov 2022 |
Present, for one |
New York Times |
12 Nov 2022 |
Jittery Poles protected by supporter on course |
The Times Cryptic |
09 Nov 2022 |
All wound up |
New York Times |
03 Nov 2022 |
Imperfect, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
29 Oct 2022 |
Feeling nervous |
Newsday |
24 Oct 2022 |
Past or future |
Universal |
14 Oct 2022 |
Earnings drained after tax returns in future? |
The Guardian Cryptic |
06 Oct 2022 |
Suspenseful |
Newsday |
29 Sep 2022 |
On edge |
LA Times Daily |
07 Aug 2022 |
Stressful past, perhaps |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
11 Jul 2022 |
"Bear" has a different one than "bore" |
Universal |
07 Jul 2022 |
Wound up |
New York Times |
01 Jul 2022 |
Edgy |
Newsday |
30 Jun 2022 |
In need of a massage, maybe |
Premier Sunday |
19 Jun 2022 |
Reportedly, old red wines must be strained |
|
|
Edgy, nervous |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Jun 2022 |
Keyed up |
Wall Street Journal |
26 May 2022 |
Present, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
18 May 2022 |
It may be past, present, or future, in grammar |
|
|
What may be perfect figure with statue's outline |
|
|
Keyed up |
Thomas Joseph |
06 May 2022 |
What may be perfect figure with statue's outline |
The Guardian Cryptic |
06 May 2022 |
Keyed up |
Wall Street Journal |
02 May 2022 |
Not chilling |
Newsday |
30 Apr 2022 |
In need of a relaxing massage |
Universal |
24 Apr 2022 |
Hammers would be present, but not always saw |
The Times Cryptic |
23 Mar 2022 |
Past or present, in grammar |
Universal |
14 Mar 2022 |
Stressful past, perhaps |
|
|
In need of relaxing |
|
|
Past or future |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Jan 2022 |
Full of suspense |
Family Time |
23 Jan 2022 |
Keyed up |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Jan 2022 |
Present, say |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Jan 2022 |
Future, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
01 Dec 2021 |
Like muscles after lifting weights |
The Washington Post Sunday |
21 Nov 2021 |
Nerve-wracking |
USA Today |
17 Nov 2021 |
Past, present or future |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Nov 2021 |
Anxious |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Nov 2021 |
High-strung |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Nov 2021 |
Wound up |
LA Times Daily |
29 Oct 2021 |
Keyed up |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Oct 2021 |
Present, e.g. |
New York Times |
17 Oct 2021 |
Perfect, to a syntactician |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Oct 2021 |
In need of a back rub, say |
Universal |
02 Oct 2021 |
Past or present? |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Oct 2021 |
Difference between is and was |
USA Today |
16 Sep 2021 |
Feeling antsy |
Newsday |
14 Sep 2021 |
Needing to relax |
Universal |
09 Sep 2021 |
High-strung |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Sep 2021 |
All wound up |
New York Times |
06 Sep 2021 |
Present, past, and future, in grammar, say |
|
|
Future perfect, for example |
Universal |
05 Sep 2021 |
Past, present, or future |
|
|
Feeling edgy |
Newsday |
23 Aug 2021 |
Keyed up |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Aug 2021 |
Future perfect, e.g |
USA Today |
20 Aug 2021 |
Present, e.g |
The Washington Post |
05 Aug 2021 |
Present, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
05 Aug 2021 |
Past, present or future |
Universal |
01 Aug 2021 |
Keyed up |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Jul 2021 |
On edge |
USA Today |
16 Jul 2021 |
Will can change it |
New York Times |
10 Jul 2021 |
Not cool at all |
The Washington Post |
09 Jul 2021 |
Not cool at all |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jul 2021 |
On pins and needles |
Universal |
06 Jul 2021 |
It may be perfect or simple, but not both |
New York Times |
13 Jun 2021 |
Stressful past, perhaps |
|
|
On edge |
USA Today |
31 May 2021 |
Feeling antsy |
Newsday |
04 May 2021 |
Past, for the verb 'were,' e.g |
USA Today |
30 Apr 2021 |
A bundle of nerves |
Newsday |
14 Mar 2021 |
Nail-biting |
USA Today |
10 Mar 2021 |
Past, present or future |
USA Today |
04 Mar 2021 |
It could be past, present or future |
|
|
All keyed up |
Universal |
23 Jan 2021 |
Selectively tighten security under pressure |
|
|
Figure endless rumpy-pumpy will make you rigid |
|
|
Charged for contract |
|
|
Uptight |
USA Today |
25 Nov 2020 |
Stressed |
USA Today |
23 Nov 2020 |
Past, for the verb "passed" |
Universal |
19 Nov 2020 |
Perfect or imperfect |
Universal |
20 Oct 2020 |
Past, present, or future |
|
|
Very much on edge – perfect? |
|
|
Strained future maybe |
|
|
Rigid past perhaps |
|
|
Teens changed contract |
The Sun Two Speed |
03 Sep 2020 |
Feeling on edge |
Family Time |
30 Aug 2020 |
Nerve-racking |
Universal |
28 Aug 2020 |
Present, for example, could be stressful |
|
|
Past or future |
USA Today |
24 Aug 2020 |
Very nervous |
|
|
Wedgy |
New York Times |
23 Jul 2020 |
Past or present |
|
|
Present, for the verb "present" |
Universal |
10 Jul 2020 |
Stressful future, perhaps |
|
|
Nervous |
Newsday |
24 Jun 2020 |
Past or future |
Universal |
22 Jun 2020 |
Keyed up |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Jun 2020 |
Past, for one, is stressful |
|
|
High-strung |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Jun 2020 |
Feeling jittery |
Newsday |
10 Jun 2020 |
Stretched tight, rigid |
The Times Concise |
09 Jun 2020 |
Rigid structures one might see on 10 down, I'm told |
|
|
All wound up |
Newsday |
29 May 2020 |
"The situation was very ___" (nerve-racking) |
|
|
Perfect, e.g |
Universal |
24 May 2020 |
It may be imperfect |
New York Times |
09 May 2020 |
On edge |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 May 2020 |
Jittery |
Newsday |
22 Apr 2020 |
Hardly chill |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Apr 2020 |
Very nervous |
Newsday |
13 Apr 2020 |
Anxious |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Apr 2020 |
Unable to relax |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Apr 2020 |
Past, present or future |
Universal |
31 Mar 2020 |
Grammar lesson topic |
USA Today |
07 Mar 2020 |
It may be past, present or future |
|
|
Supporter holding poles is nervous |
|
|
Not relaxed |
USA Today |
05 Jan 2020 |
Anxious for the future, say |
|
|
Anxious teens collapsed |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Dec 2019 |
Showing strain |
The Sun Two Speed |
23 Dec 2019 |
Uptight |
Newsday |
18 Dec 2019 |
Far from relaxed |
|
|
Stressed out |
Universal |
15 Nov 2019 |
Edgy |
Newsday |
07 Nov 2019 |
It may be past, present or future |
|
|
On edge |
Family Time |
27 Oct 2019 |
Anxious teens in treatment |
The Sun Two Speed |
27 Oct 2019 |
Suspenseful |
Newsday |
20 Oct 2019 |
Perfect, perhaps, under pressure |
|
|
Edgy |
Premier Sunday |
29 Sep 2019 |
Wound up |
New York Times |
27 Sep 2019 |
Past or present |
Universal |
18 Sep 2019 |
Anxious, nervous |
The Guardian Speedy |
01 Sep 2019 |
Needing to chill out |
USA Today |
25 Aug 2019 |
Word that follows the words in 1a, in grammar |
|
|
Feeling nervous |
Newsday |
19 Aug 2019 |
Past, present or future |
LA Times Daily |
12 Aug 2019 |
Past, present or future |
The Washington Post |
12 Aug 2019 |
Suspense-filled |
Newsday |
04 Aug 2019 |
Word after "present" or "future," in grammar |
|
|
Sent off for Spain in a state of agitation |
Irish Times Crosaire |
04 Jul 2019 |
All wound up |
USA Today |
30 Jun 2019 |
Verb form indicating time |
Irish Times Simplex |
29 Jun 2019 |
Past or present |
|
|
On edge |
Universal |
19 Jun 2019 |
Taut or strained |
Irish Times Simplex |
13 Jun 2019 |
In need of chilling |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Jun 2019 |
Uptight |
New York Times |
03 Jun 2019 |
Present, for one |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Jun 2019 |
Anxiety-filled |
Universal |
28 May 2019 |
Needing a chill pill |
USA Today |
16 May 2019 |
Very nervous |
|
|
Far from relaxed |
LA Times Daily |
12 May 2019 |
Far from relaxed |
The Washington Post |
12 May 2019 |
Rigid and unrelaxed |
|
|
Nerve-wracking |
Jonesin |
07 May 2019 |
Past, present, or future |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Apr 2019 |
High-strung |
Newsday |
21 Apr 2019 |
On edge |
The Washington Post |
19 Apr 2019 |
On edge |
LA Times Daily |
19 Apr 2019 |
Moving one's knee a lot, maybe |
The New Yorker |
08 Apr 2019 |
Feeling edgy |
Newsday |
08 Apr 2019 |
Tighten (up) |
New York Times |
21 Mar 2019 |
Under emotional strain in past perhaps? |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Mar 2019 |
Nerve-racking, as a situation |
|
|
Anxious |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Mar 2019 |
All keyed up |
Newsday |
17 Mar 2019 |
React to a sudden noise |
Newsday |
09 Mar 2019 |
Nervous -- and imperfect, perhaps? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
26 Feb 2019 |
It follows "past" or "present" in grammatical contexts |
|
|
Forms take by a verb, such as past participle or present continuous |
|
|
Strained |
The Telegraph Quick |
08 Feb 2019 |
Full of anxiety |
USA Today |
16 Jan 2019 |
Unable to relax |
USA Today |
11 Jan 2019 |
Needing a chill pill |
|
|
Past, present or future |
|
|
Needing to chill out |
|
|
Full of anxiety |
|
|
All wound up |
|
|
Unable to relax |
|
|
In need of chilling |
|
|
Past or present |
|
|
Uptight |
|
|
Anxiety-filled |
|
|
On edge |
|
|
Present, for one |
|
|
Tighten (up) |
|
|
On edge |
|
|
Far from relaxed |
|
|
Wound up |
|
|
High-strung |
Premier Sunday |
16 Dec 2018 |
About to freak out |
Universal |
05 Dec 2018 |
Wound up |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Oct 2018 |
Past, for one |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Oct 2018 |
Like some negotiations |
Universal |
24 Oct 2018 |
Charged for contract |
The Sun Two Speed |
16 Oct 2018 |
Nervous in the past, possibly |
|
|
… nervous energy, after 10s |
|
|
Far from relaxed |
USA Today |
18 Sep 2018 |
Some forgotten sentence, in a manner of speaking |
Irish Times Crosaire |
04 Sep 2018 |
Perfect or pluperfect |
USA Today |
09 Aug 2018 |
Taut |
The Telegraph Quick |
27 Jul 2018 |
Maybe future cardinals expect to be introduced |
|
|
Future perfect? Could be stressful! |
The Sun Two Speed |
10 Jul 2018 |
Feeling pressure |
Universal |
10 Jul 2018 |
Uptight |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Jul 2018 |
Keyed up |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Jun 2018 |
Nerve-racking |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jun 2018 |
Stressful |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Jun 2018 |
Without slack |
Universal |
01 Jun 2018 |
On edge |
Premier Sunday |
27 May 2018 |
Present perfect, for one |
The Washington Post |
22 May 2018 |
Present perfect, for one |
LA Times Daily |
22 May 2018 |
Needing a chill pill |
The Washington Post |
08 May 2018 |
Needing a chill pill |
LA Times Daily |
08 May 2018 |
Like a nail-biter |
USA Today |
07 May 2018 |
Nervous |
The Washington Post |
16 Apr 2018 |
Nervous |
LA Times Daily |
16 Apr 2018 |
Strung out giving the past, present and future action |
Irish Times Crosaire |
12 Apr 2018 |
Causing anxiety decades before EU's beginning |
|
|
Anxiety-ridden |
Universal |
07 Mar 2018 |
Perhaps past showing the strain |
The Sun Two Speed |
21 Feb 2018 |
Grammatical concern |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Jan 2018 |
Under emotional strain in past, perhaps |
|
|
Unrelaxed |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 Jan 2018 |
Grammatical concern |
The Washington Post Sunday |
07 Jan 2018 |
About to freak out |
|
|
Like some negotiations |
|
|
Present perfect, for one |
|
|
Nervous |
|
|
Needing a chill pill |
|
|
Feeling pressure |
|
|
Without slack |
|
|
Far from relaxed |
|
|
Like a nail-biter |
|
|
Perfect or pluperfect |
|
|
Keyed up |
|
|
Nerve-racking |
|
|
Past, for one |
|
|
Wound up |
|
|
High-strung |
New York Times |
28 Dec 2017 |
In knots |
Newsday |
22 Dec 2017 |
Tightly stretched |
Universal |
09 Dec 2017 |
It's exciting -- perfect maybe |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Dec 2017 |
Highly charged |
Newsday |
01 Dec 2017 |
In need of a massage |
The Washington Post Sunday |
22 Oct 2017 |
Perfect __ |
LA Times Daily |
15 Oct 2017 |
Perfect __ |
The Washington Post |
15 Oct 2017 |
Walking on eggshells |
Universal |
11 Oct 2017 |
All keyed up |
USA Today |
28 Sep 2017 |
On edge |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Sep 2017 |
Past or future |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Sep 2017 |
All wound up |
The Washington Post |
25 Sep 2017 |
All wound up |
LA Times Daily |
25 Sep 2017 |
Present perfect, e.g |
Premier Sunday |
24 Sep 2017 |
Nerve-racking |
New York Times |
10 Sep 2017 |
Anxious |
The Times Concise |
03 Sep 2017 |
Like sports crowds during a close game |
New York Times |
15 Aug 2017 |
On pins and needles |
USA Today |
11 Aug 2017 |
Strung out in a manner of speaking |
Irish Times Crosaire |
10 Aug 2017 |
Worried about dancing teens |
|
|
Like sudden-death overtime |
USA Today |
01 Aug 2017 |
Jittery |
Premier Sunday |
30 Jul 2017 |
Strained |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jul 2017 |
Strained |
The Washington Post |
29 Jul 2017 |
Possibly perfect form of language |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 Jul 2017 |
Hardly relaxed |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jul 2017 |
Nail-biting |
New York Times |
01 Jul 2017 |
Keyed up |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
09 Jun 2017 |
Tied up in knots |
Newsday |
01 Jun 2017 |
It follows "past" or "present" |
|
|
Nervous |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 May 2017 |
Wrought up |
Premier Sunday |
16 Apr 2017 |
Worried in the past, for instance |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
06 Apr 2017 |
Finding it difficult to relax |
Universal |
20 Mar 2017 |
Tied up in knots |
LA Times Daily |
07 Mar 2017 |
Tied up in knots |
The Washington Post |
07 Mar 2017 |
Stressed out |
USA Today |
16 Feb 2017 |
Drawn -- from the past, say |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Jan 2017 |
High-strung |
|
|
Nail-biting |
|
|
Strained |
|
|
Perfect __ |
|
|
All wound up |
|
|
Nerve-racking |
|
|
Walking on eggshells |
|
|
Tightly stretched |
|
|
Finding it difficult to relax |
|
|
On pins and needles |
|
|
Like sports crowds during a close game |
|
|
All keyed up |
|
|
Like sudden-death overtime |
|
|
Stressed out |
|
|
Keyed up |
|
|
Present, for one |
The Washington Post |
30 Dec 2016 |
Not relaxed in past, perhaps |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Dec 2016 |
On edge |
Newsday |
26 Dec 2016 |
Past or present |
New York Times |
19 Dec 2016 |
A number seem oddly on edge |
|
|
High-strung |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Nov 2016 |
Nail-biting |
The Washington Post |
01 Nov 2016 |
Feeling stressed |
USA Today |
01 Nov 2016 |
Future, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
29 Oct 2016 |
Edgy |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Oct 2016 |
Very strong, but not in past or present, say |
|
|
Perfect, e.g |
The Washington Post |
24 Oct 2016 |
Hardly at ease |
USA Today |
21 Oct 2016 |
All wired up |
USA Today |
05 Oct 2016 |
Past perfect, e.g |
USA Today |
17 Sep 2016 |
In need of a massage |
USA Today |
07 Sep 2016 |
Verb form, indicates time |
Irish Times Simplex |
25 Aug 2016 |
All in knots |
USA Today |
24 Jul 2016 |
Uptight |
Universal |
23 Jul 2016 |
Nervous time for grammarian |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Jul 2016 |
Grammar topic |
LA Times Daily |
22 Jun 2016 |
Present, to a grammarian |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Jun 2016 |
Grammar class subject |
USA Today |
24 May 2016 |
Often seems a bit stressed |
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Form of a verb |
Newsday |
11 May 2016 |
Present for an English teacher? |
Wall Street Journal |
07 May 2016 |
Present, e.g |
New York Times |
04 May 2016 |
Taut; strained |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 May 2016 |
Present, say |
LA Times Daily |
16 Apr 2016 |
All wired up |
Universal |
01 Apr 2016 |
Feeling anxious |
Newsday |
29 Mar 2016 |
Strained verb form |
Irish Times Simplex |
22 Mar 2016 |
Uptight |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Mar 2016 |
Uptight |
Premier Sunday |
28 Feb 2016 |
Nervous |
Universal |
17 Feb 2016 |
Pluperfect, for one |
Universal |
09 Feb 2016 |
Not relaxed |
Premier Sunday |
07 Feb 2016 |
Charged for present, possibly |
The Times Cryptic |
02 Feb 2016 |
Grammarian's subject |
The Washington Post |
24 Jan 2016 |
Keyed up |
The Washington Post |
21 Jan 2016 |
Grammar class subject |
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Past or present |
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Nervous |
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Future, e.g. |
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All wired up |
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Hardly at ease |
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Grammar topic |
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In need of a massage |
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All in knots |
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Past perfect, e.g. |
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Uptight |
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Pluperfect, for one |
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In need of a massage |
Universal |
30 Dec 2015 |
In danger of snapping |
The Washington Post |
28 Dec 2015 |
Frazzled |
LA Times Daily |
25 Dec 2015 |
It may be perfect |
LA Times Daily |
21 Nov 2015 |
Team missing one member, heads of state extremely agitated |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Nov 2015 |
Stretched tight |
The Times Concise |
09 Nov 2015 |
On pins and needles |
Newsday |
28 Oct 2015 |
On edge |
The Telegraph Quick |
25 Oct 2015 |
Anxious |
Premier Sunday |
13 Sep 2015 |
Grammar class subject |
LA Times Daily |
09 Sep 2015 |
Form of verb showing time |
Irish Times Simplex |
22 Aug 2015 |
Nail-biting |
Premier Sunday |
09 Aug 2015 |
On edge |
The Guardian Quick |
08 Aug 2015 |
Future perfect, for one |
New York Times |
15 Jun 2015 |
Under stress |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jun 2015 |
In need of a back rub, say |
New York Times |
02 Jun 2015 |
A bundle of nerves |
USA Today |
01 Jun 2015 |
Grammar topic |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Jun 2015 |
Like a close game, usually |
Universal |
11 May 2015 |
In need of a backrub |
USA Today |
07 May 2015 |
In need of a chill pill |
LA Times Daily |
31 Mar 2015 |
Antsy |
Newsday |
04 Mar 2015 |
Antsy |
Premier Sunday |
01 Feb 2015 |
Nervous |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Jan 2015 |
Strained, taut |
Irish Times Simplex |
13 Jan 2015 |
Emotionally charged |
USA Today |
09 Jan 2015 |
What could be future number descending on prosperous region? |
The Times Cryptic |
08 Jan 2015 |
In need of a back rub, say |
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Emotionally charged |
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Not at ease |
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Suspense-filled |
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Past, present, or future |
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On edge |
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It may be perfect |
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Nail-biting |
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Anxious |
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On pins and needles |
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Keyed up |
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On edge |
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Under stress |
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Form of a verb |
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On edge |
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Hardly relaxed |
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Frazzled |
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Grammar class subject |
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All wound up |
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Like a close game, usually |
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In need of a massage |
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It may be perfect |
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Future perfect, for one |
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Verb form |
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In need of a backrub |
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Pearl Jam "Present ___" |
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Antsy |
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In need of a chill pill |
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A bundle of nerves |
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Antsy |
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Not relaxed giving present perhaps |
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Feeling anxious |
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Needing kneading |
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High-strung |
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On edge |
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Cliffhanging |
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Wound up |
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Not relaxed |
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Stressed |
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Taut |
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Wound tighter than a drum |
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Feeling jittery |
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Jittery |
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All wound up |
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Time indicator, of sorts |
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High-strung |
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Feeling nervous |
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High-strung |
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In a knot |
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Jittery |
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Keyed up |
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Tied up in knots |
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Wound up |
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Perfect, e.g. |
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Not relaxed |
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In need of a rubdown |
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April Wine "Future ___" |
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Verb form |
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Not chilling |
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Maybe past being edgy |
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Maybe past being uptight |
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Like someone pacing back and forth |
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Needing to chill out |
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Perfect, say |
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Wound up |
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Strained |
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Napalm Death "Passive ___" |
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Tightly wound |
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Nail-biting |
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What a verb ending may indicate |
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Needing a massage, maybe |
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Like sudden-death overtimes |
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Walking on eggshells |
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Past perfect, for one |
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On edge |
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Nervous |
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Jittery |
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Anxiety-ridden |
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Full of angst |
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Anxious |
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Not relaxed |
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Wound up |
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It may be perfect |
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Like someone pacing back and forth |
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Unable to speak, perhaps |
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Present, for one |
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Present, e.g. |
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Past or present |
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Uptight |
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In need of a massage, perhaps |
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Geddy Lee's "The Present ___" |
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In danger of snapping |
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On pins and needles |
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Verb category |
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Uptight |
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In need of a rubdown |
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In need of a massage, perhaps |
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A nervous rocker is this |
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Uptight |
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Stressed |
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Needing to chill out |
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English 101 subject |
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Unable to relax |
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Not calm |
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Edgy |
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Nerve-wracking |
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Pluperfect, e.g. |
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Stressful |
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Past or present |
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Past or present |
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All wound up |
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Wound up |
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Apt to snap |
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Grammar class subject |
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Like a close game, usually |
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Stretched tight |
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Full of suspense |
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Future, for one |
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Fraught with anxiety |
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Not slack |
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Tightly wound |
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All wound up |
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Past subject for an English class? |
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Showing strain |
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Suspenseful |
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Future, for one |
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Wound up |
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Past or present |
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Far from laid-back |
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Grammar subject |
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Far from relaxed |
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Not at all relaxed |
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Anxious |
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Drama-filled |
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Edgy |
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Nerve-wracking |
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Drama-filled |
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On pins and needles |
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Wound up |
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Nerve-straining |
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Pluperfect, e.g. |
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Needing kneading? |
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Grammar class subject |
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Needing a massage, say |
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Linguist's subject |
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Tightly wound |
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Uptight |
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Linguist's subject |
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Cliff-hanging |
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Ex-lax? |
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Past, present or future |
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Not loosey-goosey |
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Not loosey-goosey |
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Ex-lax? |
|
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In need of a massage, maybe |
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In need of a rubdown |
|
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Grammatical time setter |
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Feeling antsy |
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Hardly at ease |
|
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English 101 subject |
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Past, for one |
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Ex-lax? |
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Far from laid-back |
|
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Grammatical time setter |
|
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Past, for one |
|
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Temporal language element |
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All wound up |
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Past, for instance |
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All keyed up |
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Taut |
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Tied up in knots |
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On edge |
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Tied up in knots |
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Pluperfect, for one |
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Taut |
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Needing a massage |
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Strained |
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Ready to snap |
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All keyed up |
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Not relaxed |
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In danger of snapping |
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Showing strain |
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Nervous |
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Stressed-out |
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Present, e.g. |
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Topic in grammar class |
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Strained |
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In need of a chill pill |
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Far from loosey-goosey |
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Needing kneading |
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Edgy |
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High-strung |
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Worked up |
|
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It can be past or present, in grammar |
|
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It may be perfect |
|
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It may be perfect |
|
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All keyed up |
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Stressed out |
|
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On edge |
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Future, for one |
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Clenched, say |
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Edgy |
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On tenterhooks |
|
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It may be perfect |
|
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Needing kneading |
|
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Jittery |
|
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High-strung |
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Edgy |
|
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Time indicator |
|
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Full of suspense |
|
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High-strung |
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Uptight |
|
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Past perfect |
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Uptight |
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Wound up |
|
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Jittery |
|
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Grammar subject |
|
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Overstrung |
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Future perfect, for one |
|
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Stressed |
|
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Jittery |
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Wound up |
|
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Jittery |
|
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Like a Hitchcock audience, typically |
|
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In danger of snapping |
|
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Grammar subject |
|
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Stressed |
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Time indicator |
|
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Stiffen |
|
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Tightly wound |
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Fidgety |
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Wound up |
|
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On tenterhooks |
|
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Needing kneading? |
|
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Worked up |
|
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Present __ |
|
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English 101 subject |
|
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Language study topic |
|
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Stressed out |
|
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On tenterhooks |
|
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Wound-up |
|
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Keyed up |
|
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Needing a massage |
|
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Past or present |
|
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Future, e.g. |
|
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On edge |
|
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In knots |
|
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In knots |
|
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Keyed up |
|
|
In knots |
|
|
It can be past or present |
|
|
English class topic |
|
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Present, for example |
|
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Past or future |
|
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Uptight |
|
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Jittery |
|
|
Present, for one |
|
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On the verge of snapping |
|
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It may be past or present |
|
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In knots |
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All wound up |
|
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Rigid |
|
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Jumpy |
|
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Uptight |
|
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Keyed up |
|
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Strained |
|
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Not relaxed |
|
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Lacking slack |
|
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Nervous |
|
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Not loosey-goosey |
|
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Present, e.g. |
|
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In a nervous state |
|
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Nervous |
|
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In knots |
|
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Present or perfect |
|
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Feeling edgy |
|
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On edge |
|
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It may be past |
|
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Wired |
|
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Conditional, for one |
|
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Keyed up |
|
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Under strain |
|
|
Grammar class subject |
|
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High-strung |
|
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Tight |
|
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Rigid |
|
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A bundle of nerves |
|
|
Straining at the leash |
|
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Under pressure |
|
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Needing kneading? |
|
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Jittery |
|
|
Noun concerning verbs |
|
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Not easy |
|
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On edge |
|
|
Like a tie game in overtime |
|
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Anxiety-ridden |
|
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High-strung |
|
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Wound up |
|
|
Needing kneading? |
|
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It may be present |
|
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Jittery |
|
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Nerve-straining |
|
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Worked up |
|
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On a tightrope |
|
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Tight |
|
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Jumpy |
|
|
Present, e.g. |
|
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Drawn tight |
|
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Brace, in a way |
|
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Edgy |
|
|
Far from laid-back |
|
|
Conditional, for one |
|
|
Needing kneading, maybe |
|
|
Needing kneading, maybe |
|
|
Like many a massage client |
|
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Edgy |
|
|
Synonym of 59 Down |
|
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Present or past |
|
|
Like some negotiations |
|
|
It concerns the past, sometimes |
|
|
Edgy |
|
|
Needing kneading? |
|
|
Past perfect, for one |
|
|
Present or perfect |
|
|
Knotted up |
|
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Uptight |
|
|
Present, e.g. |
|
|
Like a game overtime |
|
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Keyed up |
|
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Not at all relaxed |
|
|
Past or perfect |
|
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Knotted up |
|
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Stretched tight |
|
|
It may be perfect in the future |
|
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Rigid |
|
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Restive |
|
|
Past perfect, for one |
|
|
Past, present or future |
|
|
Uptight |
|
|
Past or present |
|
|
Can be past present or future |
|
|
Hammers would be present, but not always saw |
|
|
Like sudden-death playoffs |
|
|
Future perfect, for one |
|
|
Nervous |
|
|
Strained |
|
|
What indicates time is tight |
|
|
Feeling the pressure |
|
|
Pluperfect, e.g. |
|
|
Stretched tight |
|
|
Uptight |
|
|
Wound up |
|
|
It may be present |
|
|
Needing kneading? |
|
|
Past or future |
|
|
Dramatic |
|
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Knotted up |
|
|
It may be past, present, or future |
|
|
In need of a backrub |
|
|
Wired up |
|
|
It may be past, present, or future |
|
|
Uptight |
|
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Knotted up |
|
|
Pluperfect, for one |
|
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Taut |
|
|
In need of relaxing |
|
|
Strung out |
|
|
On pins and needles |
|
|
Feeling on edge |
|
|
Jumpy |
|
|
Like Ditka in overtime |
|
|
Can be past or present |
|
|
Present, for example |
|
|
On tenterhooks |
|
|
Pluperfect for one |
|
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Edgy |
|
|
Wired |
|
|
Taut |
|
|
Jumpy |
|
|
Nervous |
|
|
Present, for example, in English class |
|
|
Wired |
|
|
Strung out |
|
|
Verb form |
|
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Knotted up |
|
|
What a will, e.g., may indicate? |
|
|
Past present or future |
|
|
Nervous |
|
|
Taut |
|
|
It might be past |
|
|
Itchy, in a way |
|
|
Nervous |
|
|
Past or present, e.g. |
|
|
Present, for one |
|
|
Present or past |
|
|
Highly charged |
|
|
Anxious |
|
|
Pluperfect, for one |
|
|
Past or imperfect |
|
|
Past or future |
|
|
Future, e.g. |
|
|
Stiffen |
|
|
Up-tight |
|
|
All nerves |
|
|
Future perfect, e.g. |
|
|
Verb form |
|
|
Suspenseful |
|
|
Past, e.g. |
|
|
Past or future, e.g. |
|
|
Stiffen, with "up" |
|
|
Rigid; taut |
|
|
Past, for one |
|
|
Preterit or present |
|
|
Like a new driver |
|
|
Present or perfect |
|
|
Future, for one |
|
|
Future, for one. |
|
|
Verb form. |
|
|
Strained. |
|
|
Past or future. |
|
|
Past or present. |
|
|
Past, for one. |
|
|
Term in grammar. |
|
|
Grammatical term. |
|
|
Keyed up. |
|
|
On edge. |
|
|
Perfect, for one. |
|
|
Present, for one. |
|
|
Present, for example. |
|
|
Future, for example. |
|
|
Verb inflection. |
|
|
Perfect or imperfect. |
|
|
High-strung. |
|
|
Preterit, for one. |
|
|
Present, for instance. |
|
|
Rigid. |
|
|
Under strain. |
|
|
Future, for instance. |
|
|
Verb form denoting time. |
|
|
Taut. |
|
|
Opposite of flaccid. |
|
|
Past or pluperfect. |
|
|
Overwrought. |
|
|
All wound up. |
|
|
Stretched tight. |
|
|
Pluperfect, for one. |
|
|
Past, present or future. |
|
|
Rapt. |
|
|
Form of a verb. |
|
|
Highstrung. |
|
|
Time for grammar. |
|
|
Tightly stretched. |
|
|
Perfect or pluperfect. |
|
|
Tightened up. |
|
|
In a state of strain. |
|
|
Agog. |
|
|
On the alert. |
|
|
Grammarian's concern |
|
|
Rather uncomfortable |
|
|
Like uncomfortable silences |
|
|
Like overtime games |
|
|
Present, e.g. |
|
|