Tenses up, as muscles Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tenses up, as muscles . 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SQUINCHES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SQUINCHES Tenses up, as muscles (9)
95% TAUTEN Tense up, as muscles (6)
9% ABS Sit-up muscles (3) Commuter Jun 18, 2026
8% TAUT Tense (4) The Telegraph Mini Jul 1, 2026
8% EDGY Tense (4) Puzzler Backwords Jun 28, 2026
8% ATTITUDE Posture of a tense bird you'd picked up (8) The Telegraph Toughie Jun 23, 2026
7% DELTS Bench press muscles (5) LA Times Daily Jul 3, 2026
7% BICEP Upper arm muscle (5) Eugene Sheffer Jul 3, 2026
7% DWELT Remained twisted, tense and obscene (5) The Times Cryptic Jul 1, 2026
7% TONE Muscle quality (4) Wall Street Journal Jun 30, 2026
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