Absent-minded or preoccupied, especially by anxiety (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DISTRAIT Absent-minded or preoccupied, especially by anxiety (8) (8)
6% SCATTY Absent-minded (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Aug 4, 2025
5% MENTALLY In the mind (8) The Telegraph Quick Oct 21, 2025
5% CARES Minds (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2025
5% TAME Not especially exciting (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 11, 2025
5% REVERIE Act or state of absent-minded daydreaming (7) (7) The Sun Mini Oct 4, 2025
5% ABSTRACTION Preoccupied state (11) (11) Puzzler Sep 28, 2025
5% MENTAL Of the mind (6) The Times Concise Sep 25, 2025
5% STRESS Anxiety (6) (6) Mirror Quick Sep 22, 2025
5% OBSESS Preoccupy totally (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 6, 2025
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