Under a terrible strain, man is scathing (10) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Under a terrible strain, man is scathing (10) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on September 9, 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ASTRINGENT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASTRINGENT Under a terrible strain, man is scathing (10) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 9, 2026
6% PANS Scathing reviews (4) Thomas Joseph Aug 21, 2026
6% PAN Scathing review (3) Thomas Joseph Jul 21, 2026
6% TENSE Present for one under strain (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 29, 2026
5% ILL Under the weather (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 9, 2026
5% OHNO "This is terrible!" (4) Newsday Sep 7, 2026
5% ISLANDER Man's man, for example (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 4, 2026
5% TSAR Ivan the Terrible, for one (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 31, 2026
5% PORTIA "The quality of mercy is not strained" speaker (6) Wall Street Journal Aug 27, 2026
5% BELOW Under (5) USA Today Aug 21, 2026

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