| Grew stressed |
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| Became nervous, giving figures to the editor (6) |
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| Tightened end and set off |
Mirror Cryptic |
05 Apr 2025 |
| Tautened |
Mirror Quick |
05 Apr 2025 |
| Became tight |
Universal |
25 Jan 2025 |
| Prepared for a jump scare, perhaps |
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| Stiffened, with "up" |
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| Became taut |
Premier Sunday |
17 Nov 2024 |
| Tightened one's muscles |
Newsday |
30 Jul 2024 |
| Prepared for a blow |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Jul 2024 |
| Clenched, as muscles |
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| Stiffened |
USA Today |
21 Jun 2024 |
| Prepared for a hit |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Apr 2024 |
| Braced for impact |
New York Times |
29 Mar 2024 |
| Went rigid in past, perhaps, with initial dread (6) |
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| Stiffened wild teens, on the day (6) |
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| Became anxious |
Newsday |
17 Sep 2023 |
| Showed fear |
Thomas Joseph |
12 Aug 2023 |
| Became edgy |
LA Times Daily |
28 Apr 2023 |
| Showed fear |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Feb 2023 |
| Prepared for a punch |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Dec 2022 |
| Became rigid |
USA Today |
03 Jul 2021 |
| Tightened up |
Premier Sunday |
21 Mar 2021 |
| Tightened (up) |
New York Times |
19 Feb 2021 |
| Showed fear |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Jul 2020 |
| Got edgy |
LA Times Daily |
16 May 2020 |
| Got edgy |
The Washington Post |
16 May 2020 |
| Grew taut |
USA Today |
05 May 2020 |
| Readied for impact |
The Washington Post |
03 May 2020 |
| Readied for impact |
LA Times Daily |
03 May 2020 |
| Reacted to danger |
The New Yorker |
30 Mar 2020 |
| Stiffened |
Universal |
19 Oct 2019 |
| Stiffened |
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| Prepared for a sock |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Sep 2018 |
| Prepared for a blow |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Mar 2018 |
| Prepared for a sock |
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| Wound up on time, needs to travel |
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| Flinched, e.g |
New York Times |
14 Apr 2017 |
| Pulled tight |
The Washington Post |
17 Jan 2017 |
| Flinched, e.g. |
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| Got tighter |
USA Today |
26 Dec 2016 |
| Prepared for a punch |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Dec 2016 |
| Prepared for impact |
New York Times |
05 Nov 2016 |
| Prepared to spring |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Sep 2016 |
| Got tighter |
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| Prepared for impact |
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| Got nervous, with "up" |
LA Times Daily |
09 Dec 2015 |
| Got edgy |
Newsday |
18 Oct 2015 |
| Got nervous, with "up" |
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| Got edgy |
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| Showed anxiety, with "up" |
|
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| Displayed anxiety |
|
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| Got tight |
|
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| Became anxious |
|
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| Became anxious |
|
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| Got uptight |
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| Became edgy |
|
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| Became anxious |
|
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| Tightened up |
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| Grew rigid (with "up") |
|
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| Became edgy |
|
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| Grew rigid (with "up") |
|
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| Became on edge |
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| Prepared to spring |
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| Tightened |
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| Got tight |
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| Tightened (up) |
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| Tightened (up) |
|
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| Became anxious |
|
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| Showed anxiety |
|
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| Got tight |
|
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| Showed anxiety |
|
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| Became rigid |
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| Got the yips |
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| Was uptight |
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| Prepared for a blow |
|
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| Became stiff |
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| Stiffened |
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| Braced |
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| Got wound up |
|
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| Got tight |
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| Made tight, as muscles |
|
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| Became taut |
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| Pulled tight |
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| Strained |
|
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| Got uptight |
|
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| Got nervous |
|
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| Got nervous |
|
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| Reacted with fright |
|
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| Showed anxiety |
|
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| Got tight |
|
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| Got uptight |
|
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| Stiffened |
|
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| Became rigid |
|
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| Grew rigid |
|
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| Became strained |
|
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| Stiffened |
|
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| Became nervous |
|
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| Got rigid |
|
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| Prepared to spring |
|
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| Became strained |
|
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| Became taut |
|
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| Reacted to a scare |
|
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| Tautened |
|
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| Tightened |
|
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| Readied for a blow |
|
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| High-strung, with "up" |
|
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| Prepared for a blow |
|
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| Made taut |
|
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| Prepared for a wallop |
|
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| Got nervous |
|
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| Grew nervous |
|
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| Became anxious |
|
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| Became edgy |
|
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| Taut |
|
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| Showed nervous strain |
|
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| Became jittery |
|
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| Became taut |
|
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| Stiffened. |
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| Tightened. |
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| Keyed up. |
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| Became taut. |
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| Stretched tight. |
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| Strained. |
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