Distressfully straining nerves (5-7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Distressfully straining nerves (5-7) . 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 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NERVERACKING.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NERVERACKING Distressfully straining nerves (5-7) (12)
6% GALL Nerve (4) Universal Oct 8, 2025
6% DARE Have the nerve (4) Commuter Oct 7, 2025
6% RESS Strain's partner (4) New York Times Sep 25, 2025
6% AXONS Bundles of nerves? (5) The Washington Post Mini Sep 20, 2025
6% TENSION Strain (7) Puzzler Backwords Sep 18, 2025
6% TENSE Nerve-straining (5)
6% FRAYED Strained, as nerves (6)
5% PEANUT Pressure and strain lifted, eating a bit of food (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
5% AXON Nerve cell appendage (4) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
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