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

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41 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IMPERFECT Tense, and that's not good (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 22, 2023
90% EDGY Tense (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 13, 2025
85% TIGHTEN Giant sounded tense (7) The Times Cryptic Nov 12, 2025
85% ONEDGE Tense at the border (2,4) (6) Mirror Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
85% NERVY Tense, worried (5) The Times Concise Sep 19, 2025
81% TOMB Vault tense with no storage space (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 13, 2025
81% BEHAVE "Be good!" (6) Commuter Nov 11, 2025
81% SAKE "For goodness __!" (4) Newsday Nov 10, 2025
81% SAKES "For goodness __!" (5) Newsday Nov 9, 2025
81% WORSE Not as good (5) USA Today Nov 2, 2025

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