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% TIGHTS Hose (6) The Times Sunday Concise Dec 14, 2025
5% SEINE Parisian river (5) Eugene Sheffer Jan 10, 2026
5% PEDESTAL Parisian is trapped by cycle stand (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
5% TASKS Tense requests for jobs (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 6, 2026
5% TAU Not entirely tense character (3) (3) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
5% DOUBLET One sported with hose, wetter holding this (7) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 5, 2026
5% ANNE Parisian Mayor ___ Hidalgo (4) The Atlantic Jan 4, 2026
5% WEAR River Don (4) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 1, 2026
5% PUTON Don (clothing) (3,2) (5) Mirror Classic Dec 30, 2025

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