Tense and bitter after arrest Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tense and bitter after arrest 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NAILBITING.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NAILBITING Tense and bitter after arrest (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 4, 2018
3% BREATHEFREELY Relax after being tense (7,6) (13) Puzzler Sep 26, 2025
3% RANIN Arrested (5) Wall Street Journal Sep 20, 2025
3% NERVY Tense, worried (5) The Times Concise Sep 19, 2025
3% EDGY Tense (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 13, 2025
3% IRE Bitter emotion (3) Commuter Sep 12, 2025
3% IPA Bitter brew (3) Wall Street Journal Sep 6, 2025
3% ALE Bitter ___ (brew) (3)
3% DIATRIBES Bitter attacks (9) Wall Street Journal Aug 27, 2025
3% ACRID Bitter-tasting (5) Newsday Aug 26, 2025

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