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% BEGINS Sets off (6) LA Times Daily Dec 6, 2025
6% UPPER Fixer-___ (5) USA Today Oct 25, 2025
5% EDGY Tense (4) (4) Puzzler Dec 20, 2025
5% HACKS Journalists; cuts (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 20, 2025
5% IDA Journalist Tarbell (3) Eugene Sheffer Dec 20, 2025
5% DRAMATIC Tense and exciting (8) The Times Concise Dec 15, 2025
5% NELLIE Journalist Bly (6) Premier Sunday Dec 14, 2025
5% DEPART Set off on a journey (6) The Times Concise Dec 12, 2025
5% NEWSPAPERMAN Male journalist (12) (12) The Guardian Quick Dec 9, 2025

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