Took exercise under stress, wasting seconds (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Took exercise under stress, wasting seconds (7) last seen in Guardian Quick 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TRAINED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRAINED Took exercise under stress, wasting seconds (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Sep 27, 2025
6% WORRY Stress (5) Newsday Feb 7, 2026
6% STRAIN Stress (6) The Atlantic Jan 4, 2026
5% ORDEAL Stressful experience (6) Universal Feb 22, 2026
5% DILLYDALLY Waste time (10) Universal Feb 22, 2026
5% ATE Took in (3) New York Times Feb 20, 2026
5% RHYTHM Pattern of stresses (6) (6) Puzzler Feb 16, 2026
5% CHAFF Miller's waste (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 11, 2026
5% LUNGES Leg exercises (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 11, 2026
5% ETUDE Piano exercise (5) The Telegraph Plusword Feb 8, 2026

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