Clues for the word "TENSE"
We've had 275 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 1019 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Quick crossword on November 29, 2025.
Definition of tense
- n. - One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modification which verbs undergo for the indication of time.
- a. - Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber.
Referring Clues
- What a will, e.g., may indicate?
- English 101 subject
- Present, for example, in English class
- Uptight
- Edgy
- Jittery
- High-strung
- Wound up
- Jumpy
- Stretched tight
- Needing kneading?
- Pluperfect, e.g.
- Ex-lax?
- Like sudden-death playoffs
- Perfect, e.g.
- On edge
- Keyed up
- Like a game overtime
- It may be present
- Not at all relaxed
- Rigid
- Drawn tight
- Stressed
- Brace, in a way
- Present, e.g.
- Not easy
- Not relaxed
- Noun concerning verbs
- Like a tie game in overtime
- In danger of snapping
- Lacking slack
- It may be perfect
- Language study topic
- Like a Hitchcock audience, typically
- Worked up
- All keyed up
- All wound up
- Tied up in knots
- In need of a rubdown
- Cliff-hanging
- In need of a massage, maybe
- Future perfect, for one
- Nervous
- On pins and needles
- Past perfect, for one
- It may be perfect in the future
- Like many a massage client
- On tenterhooks
- Past or present
- Far from laid-back
- Nerve-straining
- Feeling edgy
- Present or perfect
- Showing strain
- Hardly at ease
- Topic in grammar class
- Not loosey-goosey
- Nail-biting
- Needing a massage, say
- Past, present or future
- Future, e.g.
- Clenched, say
- Strained
- Linguist's subject
- Grammatical time setter
- Temporal language element
- Past, for one
- Needing kneading
- Time indicator
- Grammar subject
- Fidgety
- Tightly wound
- Taut
- Form of a verb
- Verb form
- Pluperfect, for one
- Past, for instance
- Feeling antsy
- Ready to snap
- Needing a massage
- Present ___
- Walking on eggshells
- Grammar class subject
- Stressed-out
- It can be past or present, in grammar
- Stressed out
- English class topic
- Present, for example
- Past or future
- Drama-filled
- Feeling nervous
- Anxious
- Not slack
- Like a close game, usually
- Present ___
- Overstrung
- Wired, in a way
- Stressful
- Apt to snap
- Not calm
- Future, for one
- Nerve-wracking
- Fraught with anxiety
- Suspenseful
- Full of suspense
- Past subject for an English class?
- Grammar topic
- Present, for one
- Grammar concern
- Far from relaxed
- Grammarian's concern
- Unable to speak, perhaps
- Hardly relaxed
- Needing to chill out
- In need of a massage, perhaps
- It may be past, present, or future
- Not in the least relaxed
- Verb category
- Like someone pacing back and forth
- Antsy
- Needing a massage, maybe
- Full of angst
- Anxiety-ridden
- Perfect, say
- What a verb ending may indicate
- In need of a neck rub, maybe
- Time indicator, of sorts
- Wound tighter than a drum
- Cliffhanging
- In a knot
- Emotionally charged
- In need of a chill pill
- A bundle of nerves
- In need of a backrub
- Close to cracking
- In need of a back rub, say
- Under stress
- Frazzled
- In need of a massage
- Feeling anxious
- All wired up
- Present, say
- The past, for example
- Needing a chill pill
- Perfect
- Feeling stressed
- Finding it difficult to relax
- Wrought up
- Very nervous
- Like sudden-death overtime
- Like sports crowds during a close game
- Like a nail-biter
- Itchy, in a way
- Nerve-racking
- Knotted up
- Present perfect, e.g.
- Perfect ___
- Highly charged
- Tightly stretched
- In knots
- Apprehensive
- Opposite of relaxed
- Scared or nervous
- Strung out
- Present or pluperfect
- Angst-ridden
- Nervy
- Nervous about verbs?
- A nervous rocker is this
- April Wine "Future ___"
- Geddy Lee's "The Present ___"
- Napalm Death "Passive ___"
- Pearl Jam "Present ___"
- Feeling stage fright
- Geddy Lee "The Present ___"
- Very strong, but not in past or present, say
- Possibly past getting excited
- ... and the same half seen on edge
- Strained at present?
- Nervous, stand holding the poles
- Under a strain at present
- Drawn in a number of ways
- Seen performing at the West End, is nervous
- Exciting present?
- Taut or rigid
- Present, to a grammarian
- In a nervous state
- Strained to see numbers on key
- It signifies time with stress
- Figures point to being strained
- Strained - form of verb
- It shows time is tight
- Present, perhaps, often seen wrapped
- Rigid model seen off
- Wound up finding one score halved and another gutted
- Under strain when sent out east
- For example, perfect figures deteriorate finally
- Imperfect, perhaps - with a couple of 8, following part of 1
- All in knots
- Grammatical concern
- Present, for example, that may be wound up
- Irritable partner?
- Unable to relax
- Present, maybe, making one uptight
- Uptight at half score for the Home Counties
- Could be present when on 8
- Edgy, rebellious teens
- Anxious time seen abroad
- Taut, strained
- This may be present in Austen's Emma
- Under emotional strain in past, perhaps
- Nerve-racking time seen out
- Not relaxed in past, say
- Indicator of time on edge
- Taut, rigid
- Figures the Egyptian leader is under a strain
- Exciting number of points
- Past perfect, e.g.
- Present perfect, for one
- Without slack
- Nervous, on edge
- Feeling pressure
- In need of chilling
- Perfect or pluperfect
- Strained at present?
- ... nervous energy, after 10s
- Like some negotiations
- About to freak out
- Full of anxiety
- React to a sudden noise
- Tighten (up)
- Worried it may be imperfect
- Emotionally strained
- Under a strain at present?
- Anxiety-filled
- Figure a way to be dramatic
- Suspense-filled
- Anxious, nervous
- East Ender seen to crack under strain
- Grammar lesson topic
- Hardly chill
- Worried about the future?
- It may be imperfect
- Feeling jittery
- Present, for the verb "present"
- Stand outside quarters in a state of the jitters
- Wedgy
- Feeling on edge
- Perfect or imperfect
- Past, for the verb "passed"
- Figures England's capital is exciting!
- Maybe past getting jittery
- Past, for the verb "were," e.g.
- It may be perfect or simple, but not both
- Reason to see a masseuse
- Tight
- Not cool at all
- Will can change it
- Future perfect, e.g.
- Figures a close finish to be exciting
- Difference between is and was
- Wired
- It may be perfect for writing
- Imperfect, e.g.
- Conditional, for one
- Present, past or future perfect
- Exciting present?
- Past or present, in grammar
- Figures to finish the race in a state of excitement
- Past or present, in English class
- Quite wound up
- Feature of English, but not Chinese
- Like a tightrope
- Like fans during a tight championship game
- All knotted up
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