Tense encounter Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RUNIN Tense encounter (5)
25% VIOLATE Abuse of music producer leads to tense encounter (7)
3% METAL Had an encounter with a lecturer in type of rock? (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Sep 17, 2026
3% TILL Tense, sick in receptacle for money (4) (4) The Sun Two Speed Sep 15, 2026
3% PASTORAL Tense test of cleric (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 11, 2026
3% TAUT Tense (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 7, 2026
3% JENGATOWER Result of a tense build-up? (10) New York Times Sep 4, 2026
3% STIGMA Mark tense opening foreign letter (6) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 3, 2026
3% NSA Org. in the "Close Encounter" sketches (3) New York Times Special Crossword Sep 2, 2026
3% JOHNSTON Quipping commentator tense visiting lexicographer (8) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 2, 2026
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