Person in legal affair getting tense, in a stew (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CASSOULET Person in legal affair getting tense, in a stew (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 19, 2026
6% FEATHERONESNEST Exploit flyer with imperfect tenses to get personal benefit (7,4,4) (15) The Guardian Cryptic May 12, 2026
6% MATTER Mother embraces tense affair (6) (6) The Guardian Quiptic Mar 8, 2026
5% ABA Legal org. (3) LA Times Daily Jun 21, 2026
5% CLERK Legal assistant (5) Universal Jun 21, 2026
5% EDITS Helps with a tense situation? (5) The Atlantic Jun 19, 2026
5% GOVERN Administer a nation's affairs (6) The Times Concise Jun 18, 2026
5% DOORMAT Submissive person who gets trampled on (7) (7) Puzzler Jun 17, 2026
5% ONEDGE Tense at the border (2,4) (6) Mirror Cryptic Jun 13, 2026
5% LAWYER Legal adviser (6) Puzzler Backwords Jun 12, 2026

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