Clues for the word "STRAINED"
We've had 24 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 35 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mindfood Daily crossword on March 21, 2025.
Definition of strained
- imp. & p. p. - of Strain
- a. - Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched; weakened; as, strained relations between old friends.
- a. - Done or produced with straining or excessive effort; as, his wit was strained.
Referring Clues
- Like some relations
- Tense, as relations
- Like a baby's peas
- Like much baby food
- Not exactly friendly
- Put through a sieve
- Put under stress
- Taxed to the utmost
- Material commonly used during cathedral construction
- Tense
- Exerted great effort
- Forced
- Randiest when getting massage - that's awkward
- Filtered
- Taught by head of school? That's not natural
- Tense troops finally exercised
- Tense - put through sieve
- Emulated Sisyphus, in a way
- Awkward riddle put to Edward
- Like baby food
- Hardly harmonious
- Clasped one tightly, but it was not natural
- Like most baby food
- Used a sieve on
Last Seen In
- Mindfood Daily - March 21, 2025
- Daily American - January 20, 2025
- USA Today - December 23, 2024
- Your Life Choices - September 27, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - August 30, 2024
- Daily American - January 30, 2024
- Your Life Choices - November 19, 2023
- Daily American - August 01, 2023
- Daily American - January 20, 2023
- Your Life Choices - August 01, 2022
- New Zealand Herald - June 25, 2022
- Daily American - January 30, 2018
- Chronicle of Higher Education - January 05, 2018
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - October 22, 2017
- Your Life Choices - September 14, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - August 17, 2017
- Daily American - August 01, 2017
- Mindfood Daily - July 06, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - May 05, 2017
- New York Times - February 05, 2017
- Daily American - January 20, 2017
- Evening Standard Quick - February 26, 2016
- Guardian Cryptic - June 19, 2015
- Netword - April 29, 2011
- Thinks Daily - January 01, 2011
- Guardian Cryptic - September 21, 2010
- Guardian Quick - May 22, 2010
- Guardian Everyman - November 08, 2009
- LA Times - October 17, 2009
- Washington Post - March 13, 2009
- And in 5 more crossword puzzles...