Tense friend in France eating the first bit of red meat Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tense friend in France eating the first bit of red meat featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on November 17, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PASTRAMI.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PASTRAMI Tense friend in France eating the first bit of red meat (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 17, 2025
3% TIGHT Close, tense battle: France lost (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Nov 16, 2025
3% CUTS Reduces bits of meat (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Nov 12, 2025
3% BEEF Red meat (4) (4) Mirror Classic Nov 5, 2025
3% AMI Friend, in France (3) Wall Street Journal Nov 3, 2025
3% AMIE Lady friend, in France (4) Premier Sunday Aug 31, 2025
3% IRON Nutrient in red meat (4) Commuter Aug 23, 2025
2% SUSPENSE Tense uncertainty (8) (8) Puzzler Nov 15, 2025
2% TIGHTEN Giant sounded tense (7) The Times Cryptic Nov 12, 2025
2% PALS Friends (4) Universal Nov 9, 2025

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