Under emotional strain in past, say (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TENSE Under emotional strain in past, say (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 23, 2025
7% SIFT Strain (4) USA Today Quick Mar 7, 2026
7% TEARY Visibly emotional, say (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 12, 2026
7% TENSION Emotional strain (7) (7) Mirror Classic Dec 17, 2025
7% STRESSED Under emotional strain (8) (8)
6% MOOD Emotional vibe (4) Newsday Mar 12, 2026
6% MISO Soy paste (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 10, 2026
6% STOIC Showing no emotion (5) USA Today Mar 8, 2026
6% RELIC Thing of the past (5) Newsday Mar 7, 2026
6% BEFORETIMES Past, colloquially (11) New York Times Feb 28, 2026

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