Strained in the past maybe (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Strained in the past maybe (5) . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TENSE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TENSE Strained in the past maybe (5) (5)
9% TENSION Strain (7) Puzzler Backwords Sep 18, 2025
8% ONCE In the past (4) Thomas Joseph Nov 5, 2025
8% AGO In the past (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 28, 2025
8% WELLSEE "Maybe, maybe not" (7) LA Times Daily Oct 27, 2025
8% EXERTION Physical effort or strain (8) The Times Concise Oct 8, 2025
8% RESS Strain's partner (4) New York Times Sep 25, 2025
7% BYGONE Of past times (6) The Times Concise Nov 7, 2025
7% OVER A thing of the past (4) Newsday Nov 7, 2025
7% ROMA Tomato for paste (4) Newsday Nov 6, 2025
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