Past-tense verb that is the same as its present-tense form minus the fourth and fifth letters Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALIT Past-tense verb that is the same as its present-tense form minus the fourth and fifth letters (4)
4% ATE Past-tense verb that sounds like a number (3) New York Times Mini Nov 26, 2025
4% EAT Verb whose past tense form is an anagram of its present tense (3) New York Times Jul 2, 2022
3% DRAMATIC Tense and exciting (8) The Times Concise Dec 15, 2025
3% UPTIGHT Angry, in an excited state and tense (7) The Times Cryptic Dec 1, 2025
3% PAST Kind of tense? (4) Universal Nov 29, 2025
3% TRACE Outline of tense competition (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Nov 26, 2025
3% THRUM Tense hour with strange drone (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 24, 2025
3% RESTIVE Uneasy and tense (7) (7) Puzzler Nov 18, 2025
3% SUSPENSE Tense uncertainty (8) (8) Puzzler Nov 15, 2025
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