Under pressure musically, note three of four directions (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TENSE Under pressure musically, note three of four directions (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic May 31, 2025
7% MINIM Note in music (5) Puzzler Backwords Apr 30, 2026
7% SOL Musical note (3) Thomas Joseph Apr 24, 2026
7% AFEW Three or four, say (4) New York Times Apr 19, 2026
6% ARCO Direction to bow, in music (4) New York Times May 14, 2026
6% BEG Plead for three notes (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic May 13, 2026
6% PURVIEW Under pressure, struggle in climbing sport with competence (7) The Telegraph Toughie May 8, 2026
6% PLAYER Actor in film under pressure (6) The Times Quick Cryptic May 5, 2026
6% STAFF Place for musical notes (5) Wall Street Journal Apr 29, 2026
6% BOWIE Queen's collaborator on the 1981 hit "Under Pressure" (5) New York Times Apr 23, 2026

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