Small measure anticipating a tense situation Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DRAMA Small measure anticipating a tense situation (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 20, 2016
3% AWAIT Anticipate (5) Universal Dec 26, 2025
3% LIE Be situated (3) Puzzler Backwords Dec 26, 2025
3% TSPS Small baking measurements, for short (4)
3% HOPE Anticipation (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 31, 2025
3% READS Anticipates (5) LA Times Daily Oct 25, 2025
2% TASKS Tense requests for jobs (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 6, 2026
2% YES Anticipated response to a proposal (3)
2% DILEMMA No-win situation (7) Newsday Jan 3, 2026
2% LOSS No-win situation? (4) LA Times Mini Dec 30, 2025

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