Tension, strain (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STRESS Tension, strain (6) (6) The Guardian Speedy Oct 13, 2024
10% ILK Strain (3) New York Times Nov 30, 2025
9% TAXED Placed a strain on (5) Newsday Dec 29, 2025
9% TENSION Mental strain (7) Commuter Nov 28, 2025
9% TAUT Filled with tension (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 22, 2025
8% OVERTAX Impose too great a strain on (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 28, 2025
8% ANDROMEDA "The __ Strain" (Crichton novel) (9) Commuter Dec 20, 2025
8% AIRTIGHT Salieri occasionally strained and impenetrable (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 15, 2025
8% BREED Strain of black grass (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 2, 2025
8% TEMPERATURE Level of tension that rises by degrees (11) (11) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 25, 2025

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