Champion, uptight inside, has to get going (7) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Champion, uptight inside, has to get going (7) last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ACTUATE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ACTUATE Champion, uptight inside, has to get going (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 14, 2024
7% EDGY Uptight (4) Universal Oct 21, 2025
7% ANAL Super-uptight (4) New York Times Oct 20, 2025
7% ENTER Go inside (5) Commuter Oct 10, 2025
7% TENSE Uptight (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 19, 2025
6% OOMPH Get-up-and-go (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 8, 2025
6% ENERGY Get-up-and go (6) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
6% EDGIER More anxious or uptight (6) The Times Concise Sep 10, 2025
6% TRIES Has a go (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 6, 2025
5% LOL [ha ha!] (3) New York Times Nov 2, 2025

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