Tense before start of game, Kelvin escapes reprimand (4,3) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TICKOFF Tense before start of game, Kelvin escapes reprimand (4,3) (7)
6% TACTIC Before start of play, tense captain's opening ploy (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 5, 2025
6% GETEM "Quick, before they escape!" (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 3, 2025
5% BROKEFREE Escaped (9) Eugene Sheffer Dec 30, 2025
5% EVADE Escape (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 30, 2025
5% EDGY Tense (4) (4) Puzzler Dec 20, 2025
5% DRAMATIC Tense and exciting (8) The Times Concise Dec 15, 2025
5% SERVE Start a tennis game (5) Commuter Dec 13, 2025
5% TOS Talking-___ (reprimands) (3)
5% TASKMASTER Tense question on original television game show (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 3, 2025
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