Tense, fixer and journalist set off Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRIGGERED Tense, fixer and journalist set off (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 3, 2016
6% WENT Set off (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 21, 2026
6% TRIGGER Set off tense pulley-worker (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Dec 26, 2025
6% BEGINS Sets off (6) LA Times Daily Dec 6, 2025
5% IDA Journalist Tarbell (3) Eugene Sheffer Feb 21, 2026
5% EDITOR Chief journalist on a newspaper (6) Puzzler Backwords Feb 18, 2026
5% REPORTERSBEAT Journalist's assigned area (13) Newsday Feb 15, 2026
5% CONGEALS Sets off scan with Lego (8) (8) The Sun Two Speed Feb 11, 2026
5% ANGLE Journalistic slant (5) Newsday Feb 9, 2026
5% TEENS Youngsters surprisingly tense (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Feb 9, 2026

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