Opponent of government is tense after seconds of fairly unpleasant teasing Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Opponent of government is tense after seconds of fairly unpleasant teasing featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on October 28, 2025. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ANARCHIST.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ANARCHIST Opponent of government is tense after seconds of fairly unpleasant teasing (9) The Times Cryptic Oct 28, 2025
2% TANTALIZES Teases by raising hopes (10) Newsday Oct 28, 2025
2% HOME It comes after first, second and third (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 25, 2025
2% TAUNT Tease meanly (5) Newsday Oct 22, 2025
2% BODIES Word after "celestial" or "governing" (6) USA Today Oct 20, 2025
2% RULED Governed (5) Universal Oct 20, 2025
2% ISH Fairly (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 15, 2025
2% ENEMY Opponent (5) (5) Puzzler Oct 15, 2025
2% TOROS Matadors' opponents (5) Universal Oct 12, 2025
2% SOUR Turn unpleasant (4) The Washington Post Mini Oct 10, 2025

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