Clues for the word "STRESS"
We've had 166 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 444 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on January 26, 2026.
Definition of stress
- n. - Distress.
- n. - Pressure, strain; -- used chiefly of immaterial things; except in mechanics; hence, urgency; importance; weight; significance.
- n. - The force, or combination of forces, which produces a strain; force exerted in any direction or manner between contiguous bodies, or parts of bodies, and taking specific names according to its direction, or mode of action, as thrust or pressure, pull or tension, shear or tangential stress.
- n. - Force of utterance expended upon words or syllables. Stress is in English the chief element in accent and is one of the most important in emphasis. See Guide to pronunciation, // 31-35.
- n. - Distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.
- v. t. - To press; to urge; to distress; to put to difficulties.
- v. t. - To subject to stress, pressure, or strain.
Referring Clues
- Ulcer cause, in popular belief
- Pressure
- Aging agent
- Occupational hazard, often
- Beat
- Point up
- UNDERLINE
- Job woe
- Italicize
- Cause of some fractures
- Play up
- Accent
- Type A problem
- Cause of worry lines
- Emphasize
- Emphasis
- Place emphasis on
- Underscore
- Kind of fracture
- Burnout cause
- Reason for underlining
- Chill pill target
- It can cause burnout
- Part of PTSD
- What an accent mark might indicate
- Cortisol creator
- Cause of burnout
- Mental strain
- Italicize, perhaps
- Tension
- Accentuate
- Strain cause
- Anxiety cause
- Word with test or fracture
- Emotional tension
- Motivation for rubbing one's temples
- Put emphasis on
- Highlight
- Many a Type A suffers from it
- Gray hair producer, they say
- Drive home
- Emotional pressure
- Type of fracture
- An iamb's second half gets it
- Fast-lane malady
- Cause of angst
- Headache cause
- With 130-Across, medical procedure utilizing a treadmill
- Italicize, e.g.
- See 7-Down
- Cause of a fracture
- Blood pressure elevator
- Underline, say
- Burnout cause, perhaps
- Rat-race results
- Put in bold type, say
- Mythical goat-man
- Anxiety
- Type-A concern
- Cause of gray hair and worry lines, some say
- Mental tension
- Emphasise
- Make a point of
- Emotional strain
- With 20-Across, epinephrine or cortisol
- Call attention to
- Strain
- Hardly gloss over
- Overachiever's concern
- Subject of some tests
- Emphasis on a syllable
- High anxiety cause
- Not treat lightly
- Underline or overload
- Make clear, say
- With 25-Down, financial regulator's requirement
- Italicize, say
- Pressure or strain
- Underline or italicize, say
- Cause of metal fatigue
- Make abundantly clear
- Strain, emphasis (6)
- Strain, emphasis
- Bridge designer's concern
- Might party to alleviate this
- Awol rockers can't handle this
- Godsmack song that will put the pressure on?
- Highlight small lock
- Tension disturbed rest on ship
- Emphasise the pressure
- Died clutching it, most unhappy, you make clear
- Accent - tension
- Beat nervous tension
- Be emphatic about the pressure
- Tension - accent
- The pressure on saints to rest, somehow
- The pressure headmistresses have
- Emphasise the consequence of overwork
- Strain to find way about the ship
- Drive home, referring to signs at the borders on the way
- Underline - tension
- Highlight, ie streak, front part of hair
- Opening of security lock needed force
- On board, having very French accent
- Pressure point up
- Strain puddings, but no starters, backwards
- Emphasis put on emotional pressure
- Highlight suffering
- Emphasise need for second lock
- Pressure is beginning to smash lock
- Small lock of hair given special emphasis
- Reason to take a break
- Possible cause of hair loss
- Poles without very foreign accent
- Worry that people may dispute in controversy
- See 7
- Concubine starts off with mental pressure
- Second lock of hair creating pressure
- Rest's disturbed by start of severe anxiety
- Tension, pressure
- Emphasise one's anxiety
- Emphasis: result often of being under pressure
- Force second lock
- Head of state rests fitfully - it's the pressure
- Emphasise head of state rests uneasily
- Quickly disposing of note causing emotional tension
- Head of state rests uneasily showing strain
- Pressure point on lock
- Emphasis, strain
- Emphasize a modern complaint
- Accent, as a syllable
- Call attention to, when delivering
- Underline "anxiety"
- Lifespan shortener, it's said
- Blood pressure raiser
- Particular emphasis
- Deep anxiety
- Cause of depression
- Occupational hazard
- Use italics or boldface
- Worry (over)
- Natural ager
- Cause of job burnout
- Say with emphasis
- Emphasise that it can fracture
- Fracture cause
- Underline or italicize
- Cause for failure
- Add emphasis to
- Cause of stiff shoulders, perhaps
- Distressing pressure?
- Sweat it
- It's very wearing, you say emphatically
- Special emphasis
- Meditation may help reduce it
- Anxiety inducer
- Make bold, maybe
- Fret
- Really emphasize
- Italicize or underline
- "I can't ___ this enough ..."
- Strain to make it very clear
- Go over again, say
- Breathwork might help relieve it
- Cause of some body tension
- Heart attack risk factor
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - January 26, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - January 15, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 11, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - January 01, 2026
- Your Life Choices - January 01, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - December 24, 2025
- New York Times - December 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 28, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - November 26, 2025
- Mirror Daily - November 21, 2025
- Daily Quick - November 19, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - November 05, 2025
- Your Life Choices - November 05, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 16, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 15, 2025
- Daily Quick - September 11, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - August 28, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 22, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 05, 2025
- Daily Quick - August 02, 2025
- Mirror Daily - August 02, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - August 01, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - July 25, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - June 24, 2025
- Daily Quick - June 14, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - May 09, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 07, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - April 08, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - April 08, 2025
- Daily Quick - March 03, 2025
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