Tightened end and set off Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tightened end and set off (6) featured in Mirror Cryptic puzzle on January 30, 2026. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TENSED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TENSED Tightened end and set off (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Jan 30, 2026
3% ALL "__ set" (3) LA Times Daily Jan 30, 2026
3% TRIGGER Set off with Pooh's friend, crossing river (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 26, 2026
3% STARTLE Set off an alarm (7) Newsday Jan 24, 2026
3% TSETSE Fly twice set off (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 24, 2026
3% SKIMP Tighten your belt (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 20, 2026
3% SMELLARAT Suspect set alarm off outside pound (9) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 14, 2026
3% GEL Set (3) LA Times Daily Dec 25, 2025
3% DEPART Set off on a journey (6) The Times Concise Dec 12, 2025
3% BEGINS Sets off (6) LA Times Daily Dec 6, 2025

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