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% ARMED Turned on, as an alarm (5) Newsday Jun 16, 2025
5% FIRE Cause for alarms (4) Newsday Sep 4, 2025
5% AWOKE Responded to an alarm, perhaps (5) USA Today Aug 16, 2025
5% PROWLERS Alarm trippers (8) Thomas Joseph Aug 6, 2025
5% FUTUREPERFECT Tense optimist's view? (13) The Times Cryptic Aug 5, 2025
5% TEENS Youngsters; tense (anag.) (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 4, 2025
5% FRIGHTEN Alarm (8) The Times Sunday Concise Jul 27, 2025
5% BELOWTHEBELT Unjustifiable position of trouser zip, say? (12)
5% ROOSTERS Farm alarms (8) Eugene Sheffer Jul 23, 2025

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