Tense, and that's not good (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IMPERFECT Tense, and that's not good (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 22, 2023
95% PAST Kind of tense? (4) Universal Nov 29, 2025
90% RESTIVE Uneasy and tense (7) (7) Puzzler Nov 18, 2025
90% SUSPENSE Tense uncertainty (8) (8) Puzzler Nov 15, 2025
90% TIGHTEN Giant sounded tense (7) The Times Cryptic Nov 12, 2025
90% EDGY Tense (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 13, 2025
85% UPTIGHT Angry, in an excited state and tense (7) The Times Cryptic Dec 1, 2025
85% TRACE Outline of tense competition (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Nov 26, 2025
85% THRUM Tense hour with strange drone (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 24, 2025
85% TOMB Vault tense with no storage space (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 13, 2025

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