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
7% ARMED Turned on, as an alarm (5) Newsday Dec 8, 2025
5% BATS Try in turn to see mostly nocturnal creatures (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Jan 31, 2026
5% EEK "I'm alarmed!" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 29, 2026
5% EDGY Anxious, tense (4) The Times Concise Jan 27, 2026
5% STARTLE Set off an alarm (7) Newsday Jan 24, 2026
5% TASKS Tense requests for jobs (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 6, 2026
5% FRIGHT Alarm following fit (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 3, 2026
5% DRAMATIC Tense and exciting (8) The Times Concise Dec 15, 2025
5% SIREN Ambulance alarm (5) Universal Dec 11, 2025

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