Mostly tense and sort of cross (3) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TAU Mostly tense and sort of cross (3) (3) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 26, 2025
7% PAST __ tense (4) Commuter Oct 22, 2026
7% TIGERMOTH Plane from LAX more tense - on board mostly drunk (9) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 17, 2026
7% TAUT Tense (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 7, 2026
7% PRESENT Tense here (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 1, 2026
6% ILK Sort (3) LA Times Daily Oct 22, 2026
6% ANKHS Egyptian crosses (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 21, 2026
6% AIR It's mostly nitrogen (3)
6% IHOPESO "Fingers crossed!" (7) USA Today Oct 19, 2026
6% XED Crossed (out) (3) Stan Newman 2 Minute Mini Oct 19, 2026

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