Is tense with animal on back (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASSIST Is tense with animal on back (6) (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 18, 2024
3% PAST Kind of tense? (4) Universal Nov 29, 2025
3% TRACE Outline of tense competition (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Nov 26, 2025
3% THRUM Tense hour with strange drone (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 24, 2025
3% RESTIVE Uneasy and tense (7) (7) Puzzler Nov 18, 2025
3% LLAMAS Andes animals (6) Commuter Nov 18, 2025
3% CARTHORSE Animal such as Boxer in Orwell's Animal Farm (9) The Times Specialist Nov 17, 2025
3% FUR Animal covering (3) The Telegraph Mini Nov 17, 2025
3% PATS __ on the back (4) LA Times Daily Nov 16, 2025
3% SUSPENSE Tense uncertainty (8) (8) Puzzler Nov 15, 2025

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