Turning tense with alarm, mostly unjustified (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INAPT Turning tense with alarm, mostly unjustified (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 20, 2025
6% TAU Mostly tense and sort of cross (3) (3) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 26, 2025
6% ARMED Turned on, as an alarm (5) Newsday Jun 16, 2025
5% EEKS Expressions of alarm (4) USA Today Quick Sep 22, 2025
5% S Expressions of alarm (1) USA Today Quick Sep 22, 2025
5% HOAX Deliberate false alarm (4)
5% NERVY Tense, worried (5) The Times Concise Sep 19, 2025
5% EDGY Tense (4) Puzzler Backwords Sep 13, 2025
5% STARTLING Alarming (9) (9) Mirror Classic Sep 11, 2025
5% AIR It's mostly nitrogen (3)

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