Nerve-straining Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Nerve-straining . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TENSE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TENSE Nerve-straining (5)
3% AXON Nerve cell appendage (4) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
3% GALL Nerve (4) Universal Oct 8, 2025
3% EXERTION Physical effort or strain (8) The Times Concise Oct 8, 2025
3% BOTTLING Losing one's nerve pinching out such a plant (8) The Telegraph Toughie Oct 8, 2025
3% DARE Have the nerve (4) Commuter Oct 7, 2025
3% ECOLI Bacteria whose strains are mostly harmless (5) Universal Oct 5, 2025
3% RELAXANT Drug reducing muscle strain (8) Premier Sunday Sep 28, 2025
3% BREED Strain when about to enter sack (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 28, 2025
3% ACLS Bands that may be strained on courts, briefly (4) LA Times Daily Sep 27, 2025
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