Brace, in a way Crossword Clue – 1 Answer (5 Letters)

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The most likely answer for the crossword clue Brace, in a way is TENSE.

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5 letter answer(s) to brace, in a way

TENSE

a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
become stretched or tense or taut;
become tense, nervous, or uneasy; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
increase the tension on; "alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"; "tense the rope manually before tensing the spring"
pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings"

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What's the best solution for Brace, in a way?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Brace, in a way is TENSE.

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We have found 1 possible answer for the crossword clue Brace, in a way.

Which crosswords feature clues like Brace, in a way?

Clues like Brace, in a way often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Guardian Cryptic, Daily Express, The Sunday Times, Sunday Express, The Guardian Prize, among others.

Clue	Answers
Anxious	14
Nervous	12
Worked up	7
Jittery	5
Rigid	5
Keyed up	4
Taut	4
Uptight	4
Wound up	4
Jumpy	3
On edge	3
Stressed	3
Stressful	3
Edgy	2
Ex-lax?	2
High-strung	2
Lacking slack	2
Not relaxed	2
Stretched tight	2
All keyed up	1
All wound up	1
Almost all of cricket team getting Home Counties contract	1
Anxious for the future, say	1
… nervous energy, after 10s	1
Causing anxiety decades before EU’s beginning	1
Earnings drained after tax returns in future?	1
English 101 subject	1
In danger of snapping	1
In need of a massage, may	1
In need of a rubdown	1
It may be perfect	1
It may be present	1
Jittery Poles protected by supporter on course	1
Language study topic	1
Like a game overtime	1
Like a tie game in overti	1
Like sudden-death playoff	1
Maybe past worrying	1
Nail-biting	1
Needing a massage, say	1
Needing kneading?	1
Not at all relaxed	1
Not easy	1
Noun concerning verbs	1
Past, present or future	1
Perfect, e.g.	1
Pluperfect, e.g.	1
Present or past, for example	1
Present, e.g.	1
Present, for example, in	1

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