Parisian in donning hose tenses up (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TIGHTENS Parisian in donning hose tenses up (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 5, 2024
6% EDGY Tense (4) Puzzler Backwords Feb 4, 2026
6% SNAG Hose woe (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 19, 2026
6% TIGHTS Hose (6) The Times Sunday Concise Dec 14, 2025
5% FESTIVE Joyful Parisian is entertained by quintet (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 5, 2026
5% SHOE Hose off a trainer, say (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Feb 4, 2026
5% BADHAIRDAY Reason to don a cap (10) LA Times Daily Feb 2, 2026
5% RINSING Hosing off, e.g. (7) Premier Sunday Feb 1, 2026
5% PUT Don, with "on" ... or delay, with "off" (3) Universal Feb 1, 2026
5% MAFIOSI Dons and deputies (7) Newsday Jan 31, 2026

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