Sign up cook for grand event, initially tense Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sign up cook for grand event, initially tense featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on January 20, 2026. 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 KNIFEEDGE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KNIFEEDGE Sign up cook for grand event, initially tense (9) The Times Cryptic Jan 20, 2026
5% IMIN "Sign me up!" (4) New York Times Jan 19, 2026
5% CARIES Initially check sign of tooth decay (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 19, 2026
5% INKS Signs (4) New York Times Jan 14, 2026
5% UPRIGHTPIANO It's not grand * (12) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 13, 2026
5% RIO -- Grande (3) Premier Sunday Jan 11, 2026
5% USE "In ___" (lit up lavatory sign) (3)
5% OMEN Sign of a future event (4) (4) Puzzler Jan 7, 2026
5% TASKS Tense requests for jobs (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 6, 2026
5% AFFAIR Event (6) USA Today Dec 30, 2025

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