Swimmer's nervous anticipation returned when help arrived laughing, initially Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Swimmer's nervous anticipation returned when help arrived laughing, initially last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NARWHAL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NARWHAL Swimmer's nervous anticipation returned when help arrived laughing, initially (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 15, 2015
54% AWAIT Anticipate (5) New York Times Jan 28, 2026
54% LOOKFORWARDTO Anticipate (13) The Times Sunday Concise Jan 11, 2026
52% SOS Initially a call for help (1,1,1) (3) Mirror Cryptic Jan 19, 2026
52% TENSE Nervous (5) Commuter Dec 11, 2025
49% DOOM Ruin atmosphere when returning (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 30, 2026
49% CAME Arrived (4) New York Times Jan 26, 2026
49% GOTIN Arrived (5) LA Times Mini Jan 14, 2026
49% DREAD Anticipate with fear (5) LA Times Daily Jan 11, 2026
49% HAH "That's a laugh!" (3) Newsday Jan 11, 2026

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