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44 total results for TENSED( score: 50 )
18 results for TENSED from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Fri Mar 29, 2024 | 30D | Braced for impact | Jake Bunch | Fagliano |
Fri Feb 19, 2021 | 42D | Tightened (up) (2) | Amanda Rafkin | Shortz |
Fri Apr 14, 2017 | 12D | Flinched, e.g. | Andrew Kingsley | Shortz |
Sat Nov 5, 2016 | 42D | Prepared for impact | David Phillips | Shortz |
Tue May 15, 2012 | 32A | Tightened up (2) | Susan Gelfand | Shortz |
Mon May 2, 2011 | 46D | Tightened | Caleb Madison | Shortz |
Fri Jun 22, 2007 | 41D | Showed anxiety | Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Fri Dec 22, 2006 | 43D | Stiffened | Mike Nothnagel | Shortz |
Tue Jul 5, 2005 | 13D | Made tight, as muscles | Beth Hinshaw | Shortz |
Thu Mar 3, 2005 | 5D | Got tight (2) | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Fri Aug 20, 2004 | 31A | Pulled tight | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Tue Dec 9, 2003 | 8D | Got uptight (2) | Alan Arbesfeld | Shortz |
Mon Nov 25, 2002 | 49D | Got uptight (2) | Randall J. Hartman | Shortz |
Tue Sep 11, 2001 | 33D | Became strained | Joan Yanofsky | Shortz |
Sun Sep 2, 2001 | 120A | Got tight (2) | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sun Nov 10, 1996 | 125A | Prepared for a blow | R. Hamel | Shortz |
Sun Apr 30, 1995 | 10D | Made taut | Warren W. Reich | Shortz |
Sat Nov 19, 1994 | 55A | Prepared for a wallop | Brett Blaylock | Shortz |
1 result for TENSED from Variety puzzles:
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Aug 25, 2019 | Panda | 64A | Stiffened and nested | Andrew J. Ries | Shortz |
25 results for TENSED from pre-Shortz puzzles:
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
Mon Nov 15, 1993 | 47D | Tightened up | Albert J. Klaus | Taub |
Mon Aug 9, 1993 | 46A | Stiffened | Morton B. Braun | Maleska |
Tue Jul 20, 1993 | 45A | Got nervous | Joel D. Lafargue | Maleska |
Tue Nov 26, 1991 | 20A | Grew nervous | Wilson McBeath | Maleska |
Fri Jan 6, 1989 | 2D | Became anxious | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Sat Nov 28, 1987 | 42A | Became edgy | Patterson Pepple | Maleska |
Sun Oct 25, 1987 | 55D | Became strained | June A. Boggs | Maleska |
Sat Jun 7, 1986 | 18A | Taut | Irene Smullyan | Maleska |
Sat Feb 21, 1981 | 3D | Tightened | Vaughn Keith | Maleska |
Tue Jul 29, 1980 | 9D | Showed nervous strain | Madura | Maleska |
Sun Jul 22, 1979 | 86D | Stiffened | Alfio Micci | Maleska |
Wed Feb 14, 1979 | 24A | Made taut | Jean J. Davison | Maleska |
Tue Feb 15, 1977 | 18D | Got uptight | Mel Rosen | Weng |
Sun Oct 26, 1975 | 40A | Became jittery | Eugene T. Maleska | Weng |
Thu Jun 5, 1975 | 41A | Tightened | Martha J. DeWitt | Weng |
Tue Aug 8, 1972 | 43D | Stiffened | Unknown | Weng |
Sun Aug 6, 1972 | 96A | Tightened | Jay Spry | Weng |
Wed Feb 2, 1972 | 20A | Became taut | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Dec 7, 1968 | 36A | Became taut. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 29, 1962 | 41D | Strained. | Bettie Lou Fisher | Farrar |
Fri Jan 24, 1958 | 24A | Stiffened. | Marcia Gladstone | Farrar |
Sat Jan 10, 1953 | 33A | Strained. | Edward Buckler | Farrar |
Sat Feb 16, 1952 | 33A | Tightened. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jul 23, 1951 | 43D | Stretched tight. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Feb 16, 1951 | 30D | Keyed up. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |