Tight trousers splitting finally, vehicle held overhead — strain every sinew Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tight trousers splitting finally, vehicle held overhead — strain every sinew last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. 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 BUSTAGUT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BUSTAGUT Tight trousers splitting finally, vehicle held overhead — strain every sinew (8) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 3, 2022
98% BUST A GUT Tight trousers splitting finally, vehicle held overhead — strain every sinew (10)
5% LEGWEAR Trousers or tights, e.g. (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 27, 2025
4% TENSION Strain (7) Thomas Joseph Sep 5, 2025
4% LOOSER Not as tight (6) USA Today Aug 12, 2025
4% TENDONS Sinews (7) (7) Mirror Quick Jun 19, 2025
3% BELT Trouser holder-upper (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 4, 2025
3% ATLAST "Finally!" (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 4, 2025
3% PEA Split ___ soup (3)
3% CLEAVE Split or stick (6) Newsday Aug 30, 2025

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